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Rural town to turn closed prison into ICE detention facility

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Rural town to turn closed prison into ICE detention facility despite resident pushback

The small town of Mason, Tenn., has voted to turn a former prison into an ICE detention center, which will be run by CoreCivic.

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New ICE detention facility coming to TN

MASON, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee town is set to be the next home of a detention center for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following an agreement to reopen a former prison in mid-August. The company in charge of running the facility is CoreCivic, a private prison company that runs over 80 facilities in Tennessee.

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Mason residents share concerns about former prison’s owners after ICE detention center approved for facility

CoreCivic’s history in Mason is not good, according to residents within the town and those who live in neighboring communities.

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ACLU demands officials pause Mason ICE Detention Center

The American Civil Liberties Union’s Tennessee charter has sent a letter to Town of Mason officials demanding they ...

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Mason board splits vote on ICE detention center, future of project on hold

The Mason Board of Alderman split a vote that would have allowed a former state prison to be converted into an immigration ...

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ACLU of Tennessee urges Mason officials to block ICE detention center contracts

A letter sent by the organization cites the town's failure to approve the contract, per the terms of its own charter.

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ACLU ‘demands halt’ of ICE facility contract in Mason

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is voicing their opposition to plans to open an immigration detention facility in Mason. On Friday, the ACLU sent a letter to officials in the Tipton ...

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Former Mason official sentenced to prison for child solicitation

Waxman was confronted in a Walmart in Indiana in May 2024 by a ‘Catch a Predator’ group and was arrested shortly afterward.

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Mason officials vote to reopen the West Tennessee Detention Facility as an immigration detention center, sparking frustration

A board meeting was held Tuesday to vote on contracts related to the future ICE detention center, leaving many in the ...

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