ICE detention facility to open in Appleton, Minnesota

And new tonight, a private prison in Minnesota that shut down years ago will reopen soon as an ICE detention center. That's according to the facility's owner, which just inked a contract with ICE. Fox 9's Mike Manzoni joining us now. And so, Mike, some critics are not happy about the situation. No, Kelsey. In fact, one group even went so far as to call it, and I'm quoting here, an ICE concentration camp. We're talking about the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton. It's about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the Twin Cities. The private prison, which is owned by a company called CoreCivic, closed back in 2010. It has enough space for 1,600 detainees. CoreCivic's contract with ICE starts next week and runs for five years. It includes fixed monthly payments and extra payments for each detainee. The company says it expects the facility to bring in about $75 million a year. But critics say this is a bad move, pointing out questionable conditions at similar facilities in other states. I've been watching what's been happening at private facilities all around the country in Dilley, Texas, and Newark, New Jersey, for just two examples, where the conditions are horrific. They don't have adequate medical care. They don't have adequate food. Now, in a statement, facility owner CoreCivic said in part, quote, while this facility has been idle since 2010, we have made investments to help ensure an efficient reactivation in the event of a new contract. That's the contract they're talking about. The geographic location of this facility improves our ability to support our government partner throughout the United States. Now, the facility plans to take in its first detainees later this year and reach capacity sometime in the middle of next year. We reached out to Homeland Security tonight for comment, but have not heard back. Randy Kelsey? All right.