# Groundbreaking for replacement USP Leavenworth

Other October 30, 2023 · [FCI Leavenworth](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/lvn-fci-leavenworth-federal-correctional-institution-kansas)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

A half-billion-dollar replacement prison is a much bigger institutional story than a ribbon-cutting headline makes it sound.

## 3 stories on file

- Nov 10, 2023 [$532M Leavenworth Penitentiary replacement breaks ground](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxPUnpnQ2pOR1pEZUtJaTJiTmVsaVlSREw2ZGtNWUpPc19sbzZmTzdlbDBURTY2ZTZjNk1ZZy13Q3M3WUF0RmNfM0pGeWstWnlyWFFRREk0Qnp4LUoyM0poejBYb0hqOXhqSGxsNXJzdXd4VGNmLXhlMTNRcFBKeFhSV1BGUXhKWUtkM3NjOHdPSEFURDQ0aTlQN09rSl8?oc=5) Construction Dive
- Oct 30, 2023 [Kansas leaders break ground on new Leavenworth penitentiary](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxQNE93cEI5amNyTTJOWGUtQUd2aHQ4bE83eElCZ3Y2eDNTQTRPdU9kZ0JXdU5yX3NqNDItQmYwQ2IxeHBlQXEwUThNbjNIYmxXOVhvVlpmdGV1aUlHc2JpSWlHTnU1SGxpZ0w3d0NjX1V0VXpUSlN1c2FoVFF2aHJmR0JRSmtNV0Rzc2w1Vk1Jb2pZZGkzUWVoSXRJUzjSAaIBQVVfeXFMUHM5SThBeHZxNkgtdmt1NTNSLUhObXZHYnVGLU1GNmhMZmJBb2ZSR1FVUjV2LWU5dFJCdWdZOEZNLWxNbWxhSWpUTVc5VllzNHc2YWFBS29zYVRkd0hHMGNWRXhNeHNpdEVKRmRtcFVCMll2TWZUOHlXMDFySkduZmRQZWhHWUNodHFWSHZycUU2T0ZXekhESmpMT0JiRWx2WnV3?oc=5) FOX4KC.com
- Oct 30, 2023 [Politicians mark start of $532 million project to replace Leavenworth's 126-year-old penitentiary](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0AFBVV95cUxOeTQ0dUR1RUVnaEtjTkJaSVFNcVBrNGN1Y3NMNmRPUHJCaUEzcHhMVWNyMlFKUWlnVmFQSzlVanFtOC1JM1pncmRIeWhFa1h5bEVZRzJ6NmU3bUJLRWMyQ0hfb3VKSmtteHF1SEpCMzdfdV9vUXpZZHh0ajR1UE5Tb0EySDJQeHh5NThGVG1ma01BZzhCeDBBU3FpWEtpQXJOVFh3MkRENklPVVVVVmRUT0EyUDRxejZqLXU0NU4wTHFsbUtZYWNzVFZSMzRWbzJj?oc=5) Kansas Reflector

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