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Leavenworth
[lev-uhn-wurth, -werth]
noun
a city in NE Kansas.
a federal and military prison there.
Leavenworth
/ ˈlɛvənˌwɜːθ, -wəθ /
noun
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River: the state's oldest city, founded in 1854 by proslavery settlers from Missouri. Pop: 35 211 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
The directive had come from the Pentagon, and filtered down through her chain of command at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
For now Kara remains at her base in Fort Leavenworth but is prepared to leave with little notice if she has to.
In March, CoreCivic reached an agreement with ICE to reopen their 1,033-bed former prison in Leavenworth, Kan., as immigrant detention, though the city is working to prevent the company from moving forward without a city permit.
Specifically, the CEO suggested that the company had opportunities in their Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, and the California City facility, north of Los Angeles.
Earlier this month, a leaked copy of an agreement between immigration officials and the prison agency’s acting director showed that several facilities have been earmarked to hold migrants – including prisons in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami and Leavenworth, Kansas.
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