A $22 million modular jail initially presented as a temporary solution to the city's detention needs could be built to last 20-30 years, 1st District Councilmember Nathan Willett tells Axios. The big ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Thursday, the City of Kansas City approved an ordinance authorizing a temporary modular jail facility ahead of the FIFA World Cup matches in Kansas City next year. While the ...

“It looks like an ICE detention center,” said Melissa Robinson, the third district councilwoman of Kansas City. Inside a committee room at City Hall in early March, Robinson and her colleagues had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas City's temporary or modular jail should still be done in the spring but only because of an energy waiver. Despite having ...

Kansas City has been racing to build a temporary jail ahead of the World Cup in June, concerned that the influx of visitors could strain the city’s already limited detention system. Bad news: It ...

Kansas City plans to build a temporary jail made up of modular facilities south of it's auto tow lot in the East Bottoms. Construction is slated to begin at the end of this year and finish at the end ...