Moshannon Valley Processing Center contract renewal
Summary
A long line of residents demanded the county close or better oversee the ICE detention facility run by GEO Group, alleging denied medical care, violence, and detention of people without criminal records. Commissioners have said their power is limited, but speakers urged them to use what leverage they have.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 15
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county receives federal revenue tied to hosting the detention facility, the exact figure of which speakers placed in the millions annually.
Defenders say the facility brings jobs and federal dollars to the county; critics say only GEO profits.
Detainees and their families, who described medical neglect, violence and prolonged detention; and, critics argue, the county's reputation.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Commissioners (Regular) - Sep 22, 2026
The county's contract with ICE tied to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center divided the community and the board. Opponents called the roughly $100,000 in fees 'blood money' and urged tabling the vote; supporters, including the DA, cited rule of law and facility jobs. Commissioners Winters and Sobel argued rejecting it would cost the county its oversight access and could hurt other taxing bodies that share facility revenue.
Commissioners (Regular) - Sep 8, 2026
DHS and ICE have offered a six-month extension of the county's contract at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center; the board will vote September 22. Commissioner Sobel flagged rumors of a possible sale of the facility to the federal government, which could strip roughly $1 million in tax base from the county, township, and school district.
Commissioners (Regular) - Aug 25, 2026
A speaker criticized for-profit prison operators profiting from immigration detention, citing GEO Group's $732.1 million second-quarter revenue and asking why taxpayers should foot the bill.
Commissioners (Regular) - Aug 11, 2026
Speaker after speaker asked the commissioners to reject renewing the county contract that keeps the GEO Group-run immigration detention center open, citing deaths in custody, poor medical care, and high solitary confinement use. Commissioner Glass has said he'll vote no; Sobel and Winters were pressed to commit on the record but didn't. Speakers also asked about the county's plan if the contract lapses and ICE seeks another arrangement.
Commissioners (Regular) - Jul 28, 2026
Residents packed public comment to urge commissioners not to renew the county's agreement with GEO Group for the ICE processing center, citing detention conditions, deaths in custody, and family impacts. Commissioner Sobel countered that the county holds no lease and cannot close the facility, calling it a short-term processing center.
Commissioners (Regular) - Jun 9, 2026
A long line of residents demanded the county close or better oversee the ICE detention facility run by GEO Group, alleging denied medical care, violence, and detention of people without criminal records. Commissioners have said their power is limited, but speakers urged them to use what leverage they have.
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