Officials to inspect Ill. prison for possible Gitmo inmates
Published: November 16, 2009
Updated: November 16, 2009
THOMSON, Ill. -- Federal officials are to arrive in rural northwest Illinois today to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Defense are expected at the Thomson Correctional Center. It's about 150 miles west of Chicago.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin say the potential sale could help create about 3,000 jobs in the economically depressed area.
But critics, including Republican members of Congress from Illinois, have been quick to condemn the prospect of the sale because of safety concerns.
Federal officials are considering Thomson along with a facility in Florence, Colo. and a site in Hardin, Montana.
-- The Associated Press
Reader Reactions
Are they really any MORE dangerous than those already in Supermax?
Just because we have the death penalty does not mean we always use it.
Manson is still locked up!
Are they more dangerous than Manson was 20 years ago, when he was physically more capable, and already locked up!
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