Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds

By: Wendy Fry, CalMatters, Nigel Duara, CalMatters

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 1,170

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth $1.5 billion, the company announced Monday.

CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County will bring …

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