A stand worth taking: The campaign against private prisons
Opinion
by 1 Comment Antonio Serrano, one of the organizers behind the WyoSayNo campaign against opening a private ICE jail in Evanston, describes the impetus for the fight.
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Evanston meets its would-be economic savior, CoreCivic
Private prison giant presented design for Uinta County immigration jail, touted income potential and fielded challenges at a charged public meeting.
ICE jail: Gov backs local control, locals criticize commission
Uinta County residents confronted their county commissioners over the ICE detention facility proposed for outside Evanston last week, on the same day that Gov. Mark Gordon said the controversial plan is local officials’ call.
In Evanston on Oct. 15, county
Immigration jail may become Uinta County’s albatross
Opinion
by 6 Comments Private ‘detention centers’ promote economic benefits, but what about social costs?
ICE doubles size of proposed Wyoming immigration jail
The original request for proposals for a 500-bed jail to hold undocumented immigrants has been upped to 1,000 beds.
