Crime, Law and Justice

Detainees wanted: Minnesota's closed private prison eyes a deal with ICE

In western Minnesota, one company is hoping to house hundreds of immigrant detainees. But it’s dividing the community.

An empty, privately-owned prison
Former Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., is owned by a private company, CoreCivic. The company is hoping to reopen the prison, which closed in 2010, as a federal immigrant detention center.
Mark Steil | MPR News 2015