U.S. announces transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Ill. prisonCHICAGO -- 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, the Obama administration said Tuesday.
In a letter addressed to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, administration officials confirmed that the government would acquire the eight-year-old Thomson Correctional Center, about 150 miles west of Chicago, to house detainees from Guantanamo. The Justice Department will use part of the facility to house federal inmates, while the Defense Department will use part to house a "limited number" of Guantanamo detainees.
"The two parts of the facility will be managed separately, and Federal inmates will have no opportunity to interact with Guantanamo detainees," according to the letter, which was released by the White House and signed by officials including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Will They Sue For More Protection?
The Muslim terrorists will be protected from Chicago street thugs and politicians who are deemed to be far more dangerous....
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