Politicians' claim that moving detainees to Illinois will create 3,000 jobs is a distraction from an ugly reality; Gitmo is not being closed, it is being moved onto U.S. soil. more...
Thomson Correctional Center
Tiny town sees big dollar signs in Guantanamo transferees [Globe and Mail]
One hundred terrorist suspects are headed to tiny Thomson, Ill., and a lot of the townsfolk can't wait. more...
Guantanamo may close by summer: U.S. official [Reuters]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday the U.S. government's purchase of a prison in Illinois to hold some Guantanamo Bay detainees will help close the facility in Cuba, perhaps by summer. more...
Illinois prison likely to house detainees [Washington Post]
Despite opposition from congressional Republicans, the Obama administration is signaling that a state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., will probably become the new home for scores of terrorism suspects now housed at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. more...