Draft Administration Memo Gives Instructions on Transferring Guantanamo Detainees to Illinois Prison

New Gitmo? The Thomson Correctional Center, in Illinois, could start to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Photo from The Daily Mail

From ABC News:

A leaked memo posted online today says the Obama administration is planning to transfer suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to an Illinois prison, but an administration official said tonight that the document was only a draft.

The memo, which first appeared on the Web site biggovernment.com, lays out instructions for the Department of Defense and Department of Justice for the transfer of detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC), a prison complex 150 miles from Chicago.

An Obama administration official did not dispute the legitimacy of the memo but emphasized it is only a draft.

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My Comment: This is probably one of the worst kept secrets in Washington today.

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