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NATCHEZ — Adams County is in line to receive double the amount of money it has in the past per prisoner at the Adams County Correctional Center.

The facility, owned and operated by CoreCivic, is contracted with the federal government’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to hold immigrants allegedly in the United States illegally.

Scott Slover, county attorney, said CoreCivic and ICE successfully negotiated a new, five-year contract, which the Adams County Board of Supervisors approved at its meeting on Monday.

Slover said Adams County is the actual contractor with ICE. The county negotiates with CoreCivic for its portion of the funding, which increased with this contract from 50 cents per prisoner housed in the county to $1 per prisoner.

“ICE contracts with the county. The county contracts with CoreCivic. ICE pays the county. The county withholds its share and sends the balance to CoreCivic,” Slover said.

District 2 Supervisor Kevin Wilson, who is president of the Board of Supervisors, said the county could receive as much as $800,000 per year now.

The facility, built in 2009 and located on U.S. 84 in north Adams County, holds approximately 2,200 inmates and has been reported to be at capacity in recent days. The private prison pays the county approximately $2 million per year in taxes and employs approximately 320 people.