Shuttered Appleton prison will convert to immigrant detention under proposed contract

The Department of Homeland Security appears to be moving ahead with plans to reopen the private prison in Appleton to detain ...
Sahan Journal

Proposed contract calls for reopening western Minnesota prison as immigration detention facility

New job postings and a proposed contract spark rumors that the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota, could ...
MinnPost

Appleton prison seeks job applicants amid renewed federal interest in facility for immigrant detentions

The 1,600-bed facility in Appleton has long been eyed to help the Trump administration enforce its immigration policies.

Homeland Security looks to use Appleton prison to house immigrant detainees

The Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton has been shut down since 2010.
Yahoo

After duress of prison's closing, Appleton, Minnesota, sets its sights on revitalization effort

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 20—APPLETON — A decade ago, Appleton tipped into a spiral of economic duress, signaled by a sound no louder than the whir and ...