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Union County says jail RFP will bar private detention uses including ICE facilities
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County Manager Ed Oatman told the Union County Board of County Commissioners the request-for-proposals (RFP) for the county jail property will explicitly prohibit any private detention or immigration detention uses; speakers at public comment largely praised the decision.
County Manager Ed Oatman told the Union County Board of County Commissioners that language barring private detention uses will be included in the request for proposals for the county jail property.
The announcement followed weeks of public comment and inquiries about potential uses for the vacant facility. “We are continuing with the RFP process, but we want to be absolutely clear. The RFP will include language that prohibits any use of the site as a private detention facility such as an ICE facility, immigration, detention center, or similar…
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