Joliet No Longer in Running for Private Immigrant Detention Center
JOLIET, Ill. — The Corrections Corporation of American (CCA) announced Monday that it will no longer consider Joliet, Ill. as a potential host city for a new immigrant detention center. The Immigration and Enforcement Customs, which would contract CCA to operate the detention center, will continue its search for a Chicago-area site.
The decision comes at a time in which immigration reform is being debated upon and the local lawmakers expressed heavy opposition.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The topic of prison closures has been an ongoing discussion in Illinois and perhaps an ongoing headache for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.