Facility
private-prison
Contested
Midwest Regional Reception Center — Leavenworth KS (CoreCivic)
Leavenworth, KS
1,033
Bed capacity
Operator: CoreCivic
Overview
ICE awarded CoreCivic a six-month no-bid contract to reactivate a 1,033-bed former federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas as a Midwest Regional Reception Center for ICE detainees.
Key Details
- Capacity: 1,033 beds
- Operator: CoreCivic
- Contract type: Six-month no-bid contract
- Status: Delayed — awaiting outcome of special use permit application filed December 2025
- CoreCivic guidance: Excluded from 2026 projections due to uncertainty
Zoning Challenge
The facility remains delayed as CoreCivic awaits the outcome of a special use permit application. CoreCivic management has excluded it from 2026 financial guidance due to uncertainty around intake timing, suggesting significant local opposition or regulatory barriers.