(The Center Square) – Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion.
Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes ownership of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County for $739.2 million and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County for $732.6 million. CoreCivic owned and operated the centers, which were used to detain illegal immigrants under contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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