{"id":2474251,"date":"2025-08-13T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/closed-prison-in-tennessee-to-be-used-as-ice-detention-facility\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:57:47","slug":"closed-prison-in-tennessee-to-be-used-as-ice-detention-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/closed-prison-in-tennessee-to-be-used-as-ice-detention-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed prison in Tennessee to be used as ICE detention facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclosed-prison-in-tennessee-to-be-used-as-ice-detention-facility%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A closed prison in Tennessee has been approved to be converted into a detention facility for illegal immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Managed by private contractor CoreCivic, the facility in Mason, Tennessee, will reopen as part of efforts to expand ICE detention capacity amid increased funding and personnel. the prison previously managed by CoreCivic will now house an unspecified number of detainees, employ 240 workers with starting pay at $26.50 per hour, and support the government&#8217;s initiatives to handle immigration challenges.This marks the third state facility repurposed for ICE detention, following similar sites in Florida and Indiana. The move reverses earlier Biden administration policies that halted private contracts for detention facilities, reflecting a broader push by the current administration to increase deportation operations.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Closed prison in Tennessee to be used as ICE detention facility<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202457\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A closed prison in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tennessee<\/a> has been approved as the latest state facility to be repurposed into a detention facility for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigrants<\/a> who have been arrested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tennessee: Contracts approved for ICE to reopen a closed prison as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-admin-plans-to-reopen-juvenile-detention-facility-dems-including-kamala-harris-once-accused-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Plans To Reopen Juvenile ... Dems, Including Kamala Harris, Once Accused Of Abuse\">immigration detention facility<\/a>,&rdquo; the White House&rsquo;s Rapid Response 47 account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1955622000149561412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> on X Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3498311\/anna-giaritelli-lauds-trump-making-victims-dc-crime-feel-seen\/\">Anna Giaritelli lauds Trump for making victims of DC crime &#8216;feel seen&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3497920\/target-shooting-austin-texas-gunman-jesus\/\">Target gunman who killed 4-year-old and her grandfather thought he was Jesus, police say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3497558\/paxton-beto-orourke-pac-payments-jail-democrats-texas\/\">Ken Paxton working to put Beto O&#8217;Rourke &#8216;behind bars&#8217; for PAC payments to Texas Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A private contractor will oversee the newest ICE detention site in West Tennessee, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tennessee-immigration-detention-facility-a4cbf17febb9c345282d2fc33087fc2b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The facility is the third such site offered up by a state to assist the Trump administration in its efforts to carry out the &ldquo;largest-ever&rdquo; deportation operation, following &ldquo;Alligator Alcatraz&rdquo; in Florida&rsquo;s Everglades and the &ldquo;Speedway Slammer&rdquo; in Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>The five-person board of aldermen in Mason, Tennessee, voted on Tuesday to move forward with plans to give the contract to CoreCivic, a longtime government contractor for managing ICE detention facilities.<\/p>\n<p>CoreCivic had previously managed the prison but will now transition it to house an unspecified number of illegal immigrant detainees. The redesigned facility will hire 240 employees, and pay starts at $26.50 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The services we provide help the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-blasts-major-democrat-politicians-for-coordinating-attacks-against-him\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Blasts &quot;Major Democrat Politicians&quot; for &quot;Coordinating&quot; Attacks Against Him\">government solve problems<\/a> in ways it could not do alone &ndash; to help create safer communities by assisting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-welcoming-ny-governor-hits-republicans-from-right-calls-to-quadruple-border-patrol\/\" title=\"VIDEO: NY Governor Criticizes Republicans, Urges Fourfold Increase in Border Patrol\">current immigration challenges<\/a>, dramatically improve the standard of care for vulnerable people, and meet other critical needs efficiently and innovatively,&rdquo; CoreCivic said in a statement to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The CoreCivic contract was halted in 2021 following then-President Joe Biden&rsquo;s order for the Department of Justice to end contracting with private companies, which Democrats have argued profit from incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump reversed Biden&rsquo;s order against using private contractors for detention facilities and prisons. <\/p>\n<p>With tens of billions of dollars in new funding through the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s coffers are full, and the agency is moving forward with expanding the number of ICE employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3496748\/oklahoma-emptying-prisons-illegal-immigrants-budding-ice-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OKLAHOMA EMPTYING PRISONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN BUDDING ICE PARTNERSHIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An increase in staffing means more arrests, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >require additional detention space<\/a> and infrastructure to deport people to countries around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>DHS and ICE did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2202457\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202457\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee 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