GEO Group / Moshannon Valley Processing Center and potential ICE sale
Summary
Residents and advocates again pressed the commissioners to reject the county's IGSA contract with the GEO Group facility, citing inhumane conditions, family separations, and claims that the county does have leverage. The commissioners maintain they lack authority over the federal facility; the dispute shows no signs of easing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Speakers cited about $3.5 million in taxpayer money supporting the facility and called for those dollars to be redirected.
If the contract were ended, detainees' families and advocacy groups say detainees and the broader community would benefit; under the status quo, GEO Group and the federal government benefit from the arrangement.
Detainees and their families describe harm from conditions at the facility; county officials note potential economic and contractual consequences if the county withdrew.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Commissioners (Regular) - Jul 14, 2026
Seven speakers urged commissioners to formally state their disapproval of GEO Group's reported plan to sell the facility to, or contract directly with, ICE — before a Friday deadline. Speakers warned federalization would eliminate property tax revenue, cited abuse and forced-labor litigation, and presented a petition with hundreds of signatures. The board took no action.
Commissioners (Regular) - Jun 23, 2026
Residents again pressed the commissioners over conditions at the ICE detention facility run by GEO Group, citing lawsuits, hunger strikes and abuse allegations. Commissioners responded with audit results, water tests, and surprise facility visits, but the public is demanding independent access and investigations.
Commissioners (Regular) - May 26, 2026
Speakers pressed the commissioners to terminate the county's contract with the GEO Group, which runs the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, citing medical neglect of a detainee with kidney disease, due-process concerns, and taxpayer costs of roughly $50,000 per detainee per year. The board said the item isn't on the agenda and it has no power to close the facility, but Glass suggested finding middle ground for hearing out-of-county voices.
Commissioners (Regular) - May 12, 2026
Residents and advocates again pressed the commissioners to reject the county's IGSA contract with the GEO Group facility, citing inhumane conditions, family separations, and claims that the county does have leverage. The commissioners maintain they lack authority over the federal facility; the dispute shows no signs of easing.
Commissioners (Regular) - Apr 28, 2026
Residents flooded public comment demanding the county end its contract with the GEO Group, whose ICE detention facility expires for renewal in November. Speakers cited medical neglect, food quality, solitary confinement and suicide attempts; the commissioners say they have no authority over the facility but have a communication channel and receive $200,000 annually as an administrative fee.
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