RSSIll. prison to get Gitmo detainees
From: The Washington Times | December 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking an important step on the thorny path to closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House plans to announce Tuesday that the government will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo. Administration officials as well as Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will make an official announcement at the White House. Officials from both the White House and Durbin's office confirmed that President Barack Obama had directed the government to acquire Thomson Correctional ...
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