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Coverage dated August 4, 2026 to August 6, 2026

Minnesota's Prairie Correctional Facility sold to federal government

Headline from Duluth News Tribune, on the newest of 2 developments

Prison owner CoreCivic announced on Wednesday that it had sold the property to the Department of Homeland Security. The announcement came a day after the company had agreed to a new ICE contract.

Duluth News Tribune's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. ICE signs deal to use Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton

    Headline from KARE 11 Minneapolis ·

  2. Newest

    Minnesota's Prairie Correctional Facility sold to federal government

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

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Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Bemidji Pioneer

    Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota, will be used by ICE, company confirms (opens The Bemidji Pioneer)

    Published

    The Bemidji Pioneer's feed description

    CoreCivic announced the finalized contract, which is slated for use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five years, on Tuesday morning.

  2. KARE 11 Minneapolis

    ICE signs deal to use Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton (opens KARE 11 Minneapolis)

    Published

    KARE 11 Minneapolis's feed description

    The private prison has been idle in the western Minnesota community since 2010.

  3. West Central Tribune

    Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton to reopen for ICE use (opens West Central Tribune)

    Published

    West Central Tribune's feed description

    CoreCivic announced it has been awarded a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and that the Appleton facility could start receiving detainees as early as this fall.

  4. KARE 11 Minneapolis

    Prairie Correctional Facility sold to federal government as future ICE detention center (opens KARE 11 Minneapolis)

    Published

    KARE 11 Minneapolis's feed description

    The announcement comes one day after the private prison's owner announced it had struck a deal with the government to reopen as an ICE facility.

  5. West Central Tribune

    Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton sold to federal government (opens West Central Tribune)

    Published

    West Central Tribune's feed description

    Prison owner CoreCivic announced on Wednesday that it had sold the property to the Department of Homeland Security. The announcement came a day after the company had agreed to a new ICE contract.

  6. Duluth News Tribune

    Minnesota's Prairie Correctional Facility sold to federal government (opens Duluth News Tribune)

    Published

    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    Prison owner CoreCivic announced on Wednesday that it had sold the property to the Department of Homeland Security. The announcement came a day after the company had agreed to a new ICE contract.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.