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Photos: McCook Work Ethic Camp to become “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center
Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook Work Ethic Camp as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
A group of demonstrators hold signs outside the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
A look at the Work Ethic Camp facility in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
A corrections officer carries cones to an entrance at the McCook Work Ethic Camp on Oct. 24.
Workers use a lift to adjust the perimeter fence to the Work Ethic Camp facility in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
Red Willow County Sheriff's deputies watch on as a group of demonstrators hold signs outside the county courthouse before a hearing on the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
A look at a water tower in McCook, Neb., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
A group of demonstrators hold signs outside the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
Jim Glenn of McCook holds an American flag with a sign my his feet reading "Pillen is selling out McCook" outside the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
A look at the Work Ethic Camp facility in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
Attorneys from the Nebraska Attorney General's office stand outside the Red Willow County Courthouse after a hearing on the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center in McCook, Neb., on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Nebraska has signed a two-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the McCook Work Ethic Camp prison in McCook as the “Cornhusker Clink” federal detention center.
