MASON, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee town is set to be the next home of a detention center for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following an agreement to reopen a former prison in mid-August.
The company in charge of running the facility is CoreCivic, a private prison company that runs over 80 facilities in Tennessee.
The formerly idle facility houses 600 beds in the West Tennessee town of Mason.
“Total annual revenue once the facility is fully activated is expected to be approximately $30 million to $35 million, with margins consistent with the CoreCivic Safety segment. We expect this award to have a minimal impact on earnings in the third quarter of 2025, and accretive to earnings beginning in the fourth quarter of 2025, with full ramp currently expected to be complete by the