Guantanamo Detainees To Be Moved To A Federal Prison Outside Of Chicago

A guard tower and prison yard remains empty at the Thomson Correctional Center in November. Greedy/Getty

U.S. To Announce Transfer Of Detainees To Ill. Prison -- Washington Post

CHICAGO -- Dozens of terrorism suspects being held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be moved to a little-used Illinois state prison that will be acquired and upgraded by the federal government, an Obama administration official said.

The critical step toward fulfilling President Obama's pledge to shut the Guantanamo detention center will be announced Tuesday, said the official, who reported that Obama has ordered the acquisition of the eight-year-old Thomson Correctional Center, about 150 miles northwest of Chicago.

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More News On The Transfer Of Guantanamo Detainees

AP sources: Ill. prison to get Gitmo detainees -- Yahoo News/AP
Illinois to take detainees -- Chicago Tribune
Guantanamo inmates 'to be sent to Illinois prison' -- BBC
Gitmo prisoners -- UPI
Obama Administration to Announce Gitmo Detainees’ Move to Illinois Tuesday -- Washington Independent
Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois set to be new Gitmo, White House says -- New York Daily News

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