While the court battle continues about whether hundreds of ICE detainees will be funneled into the CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth, residents continue having their own debates about how the prison will impact their community.

"CoreCivic is going to look to have as many prisoners as possible," Linda Johnson, a Leavenworth resident, said on Saturday.

The latest debate took place on Saturday afternoon at the Leavenworth public library, with people for and against it, in attendance.

"I really wish CoreCivic was here," another woman said.

What everyone seemed to agree on was that CoreCivic's absence from the town hall left a lot of questions unanswered.

"My question to CoreCivic, which I wished they would have showed up, is what happens when your pumps fail and our pumps have to take over

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