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The federal government needs a place to move Guant-namo Bay detainees if they hope to close the detention camp, as President Obama has promised. One of the places the government is considering is Thomson Correctional Center, in Thomson, Illinois.
The federal government needs a place to move the detainees from Guant-namo Bay if they hope to close the detention camp, as President Obama has promised. Moving terrorism suspects onto U.S. soil is a controversial move opposed by many ? especially Republicans. But there are also those who support the idea and believe it could be beneficial in a time of high unemployment. One of the places the government is considering is Thomson Correctional Center, in the small town of Thomson, Ill. We speak to Tony Arnold from Chicago Public Radio, along with Illinois state Rep. Mike Boland, a Democrat whose district covers Thomson.