Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security.
Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security.
Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating the centers in San Diego and Kern County after selling the properties to the Dept of Homeland Security.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — one of which is located in California City, the company said Monday.
CoreCivic sold two California detention facilities to the federal government for $1.5 billion, with the proceeds to be used to repay outstanding debt and for general corporate purposes.
The purchase comes as the Department of Homeland Security has moved to scale up its capacity to detain immigrants without relying as heavily on private prison corporations.
The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday.
(The Center Square) – Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion.
