No new construction: Feds to use 1k empty prison beds to house immigration detainees

Town of Speedway didn’t endorse “speedway slammer”

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — News of the so-called “Speedway Slammer” is roiling Indiana, with confusion over a plan to house up to 1,000 immigrants in the Hoosier State.

Many people online believe — and some outlets are reporting — that new construction will add 1,000 beds.

This is likely related to misleading federal messaging, like a Tuesday post by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…

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