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Oops! Obama Administration Forgets Promise Not To Send Gitmo Detainees To Illinois
Oops! Obama Administration Forgets Promise Not To Send Gitmo Detainees To Illinois
Oops! Obama Administration Forgets Promise Not To Send Gitmo Detainees To Illinois
Well, this is an interesting turn of events. Almost three years ago, the Obama administration purchased the nearly-vacant Thomson prison from the state of Illinois for $165 million dollars. At the time, there was much concern over the possibility that detainees being held in the Guantanamo Bay prison would be transferred to Illinois...
Thomson Federal Prison Could Get Inmates in mid-March
Thomson Federal Prison Could Get Inmates in mid-March
Thomson Federal Prison Could Get Inmates in mid-March
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) — Thomson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois could see inmates move in next month as hiring ramps up for the federal prison. The (Dixon) Telegraph reports hiring is being done in phases, with 300 employees coming in during the first round...