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Prison in Illinois May Replace Gitmo

Thompson site is top contender, but local congressmen are opposed

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2009 2:04 PM CST

(Newser) – The leading contender to take Guantanamo Bay's prisoners when it shuts down is a federal prison in Illinois, sources tell the Chicago Tribune. The near-empty facility in the small town of Thompson, about 150 miles west of Chicago, would take an unspecified but "limited"...   Read full story »

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