Oct 30, 2026
ICE paid $495 million for Minnesota prison previously offered to state for $75 million
Immigration and Customs Enforcement paid nearly $500 million to acquire the Prairie Correctional Facility in Minnesota from CoreCivic, despite the private prison operator having previously offered to sell the same facility to the state for just $75 million. The massive price discrepancy has raised questions about the federal government's spending on immigration detention infrastructure.
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