Rev. Ben Konecny of Greeley’s First Congregational Church speaks at a demonstration in Denver on Monday against Highlands REIT, which owns a planned immigration detention center in Hudson. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)
The apartment complexes in Denver owned by Highlands Real Estate Investment Trust offer what one building’s website calls “modern, approachable luxury,” with amenities like private patios, fitness centers, bike storage and an onsite dog wash.
But another Colorado property owned by the Chicago-based trust could soon offer its occupants a much different experience: Highlands REIT’s assets include the dormant Big Horn Correctional Facility in Hudson, which private-prison company The GEO Group is under contract to operate as a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center…