Private prison won’t solve Evanston’s economic woes
Opinion
by 6 Comments Local officials are backing an “immigration detention center” as just the thing to help Evanston’s economy despite cultural values to the contrary.
Uinta County
House weighs in on proposed Evanston immigration jail
An amendment to a bill appropriating funds to local governments ignited criticism of the governor’s refusal to call a proposed immigration jail a prison.
Almy Mine disasters
A historic photo reveals the extent of the third largest mining disaster in Wyoming history.
Lawyers worry about representation at proposed ICE jail
Stopping a deportation is difficult. Some worry a proposed immigration jail in Evanston, where immigration lawyers are scarce, could make it harder.
Uinta County pursues private immigration jail
Elected officials in Uinta County have endorsed a private prison company’s plans to build a jail for undocumented immigrants outside Evanston.
