GAINESVILLE - Gainesville City officials said Wednesday Nashville, Tennessee based Corrections Corporation of America plans to house maximum-security convicted felons in addition to illegal immigrants awaiting deportation at its leased facility in the former Hall County Jail on Main Street downtown.
CCA announced March 9th under a five-year Inter-Governmental Service Agreement between Hall County and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE),CCA will house up to 500 detainees at the facility.
CCA said it would lease the site from the county for an initial term of 20 years with two five-year renewal options; The company currently anticipates opening the facility possibly the end of April and expects it to be fully occupied yearâ
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