“That would mean that people targeted in the #Chicago area & in #Illinois would end up going to this facility down in #Kansas,” said Jesse Franzblau, a senior policy analyst for the National #Immigrant #Justice Center.
#Prisons have long been an important part of #Leavenworth’s #economy, employing hundreds of workers to guard prisoners held in 2 #military facilities, the nation’s first #FederalPenitentiary, a Kansas #correctional facility & a county #jail within 6 miles of city hall.