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🌱 Appleton prison reopening for ICE: what the five-year deal entails

Appleton, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Appleton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Appleton prison reopening for ICE: what the five-year deal entails
  • How will Appleton change as 1,600 ICE detention beds reopen?
  • Jobs boost or detention burden? What Appleton’s ICE deal really means.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Hazy sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Afternoon Headlines August 4th, 2026 (minnesotanewsnetwork.com) — Appleton’s long-vacant prison is slated to reopen this fall as an ICE detention center under a five-year federal agreement, eventually housing up to 1,600 detainees and generating about $75 million a year. The same statewide headlines update readers on northern wildfires, college-access grants, a drug price-fixing settlement, environmental funding, a waste facility expansion, and a major tax case.
   

• Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton to Reopen for ICE Use (mykxlg.com) — Appleton’s long-idle Prairie Correctional Facility is set to reopen under a five-year federal contract to house ICE detainees, bringing an expected $75 million in annual revenue. CoreCivic plans to begin transfers this fall or winter, ramping up through 2027, while some state officials and labor leaders sharply criticize expanding for‑profit immigration detention in town.
   

• Dormant Minnesota prison to reopen as ICE detention center (prismnews.com) — Appleton’s shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility is being revived as Minnesota’s first private ICE detention center, with detainees possibly arriving this fall and full operations by spring 2027. Supporters highlight new jobs and local spending, while critics warn it entrenches federal immigration detention in a town already grappling with population loss and an empty prison campus.
   

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  • CoreCivic - Corrections Corporation of America posted a job opening for Senior Detention Officer in Appleton. Apply here.
  • TransCor America, LLC posted a job opening for Transportation Officer in Appleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Appleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Groups Challenge Approval of Riverview Dairy Expansion (minnesotaagconnection.com)
  • University of Minnesota receives DOE Genesis Mission funding to advance AI breakthroughs (umn.edu)

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  • Northwoods League: Willmar Stingers' bats mash at Badlands (wctrib.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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