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foo_bar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 02:55 AM
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4. Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois prison
Source: BBC News

US President Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to buy a prison in Illinois to take a number of inmates from Guantanamo Bay.

The move is a key part of Mr Obama's plan to close the Cuba-based jail.

The number of inmates for transfer to the Thomson Correctional Center has not officially been given, but US media report it could be between 35 and 90.

Senior officials said security would be upgraded, making Thomson the most secure jail in the country.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8413230.stm
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