The Leavenworth penitentiary’s most notable feature, added in 1929, was the large dome in the center, sometimes referred to as the “Big Top.” Though originally intended to hold around 1,500 prisoners, ...

Leavenworth Federal Correctional Institution, pictured here in 2023, is the subject of criticism from civil rights groups and immigration attorneys who say conditions for immigrants inside are ...

Leavenworth, Kan., was forged by the corrections industry, but residents are divided over plans for a privately operated immigration detention site in town. Leavenworth, Kan., was forged by the ...

About 60 people protested the opening of an ICE detention facility Wednesday outside a CoreCivic court hearing in Leavenworth District Court. (Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector) LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic ...