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Resident urges Page County to ban conversion of local prison to ICE detention center
Summary
Glenn Mason urged the Page County board to adopt an ordinance preventing conversion of the local correctional facility into an ICE detention center, citing examples elsewhere and public-health and permanence concerns; the board’s presiding official said the facility is a state prison and county authority is limited.
Glenn Mason, a resident who identified himself during public comment, urged the Page County board to adopt an ordinance that would prohibit converting the county’s correctional facility into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.
Mason pointed to examples such as McCook, Nebraska, where he said a prison was converted to an ICE…
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