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Town in Illinois Hopes to House Guantanamo Detainees
In Thomson Illinois a dying river town with 450 residents weighs a federal plan to buy the Thomson Correctional Center and house Guantanamo Bay detainees. Locals see jobs and growth potential but fear shifts in employment and security implications.
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Guantanamo Bay
Thomson Correctional Center
Thomson
Richard ‘Graharing
Florida
Chicago
Obama
Cuba
U.S
Illinois
Pat Quinn
Dick Durbin
Denny Percy
Todd Baker
Carroll County
Baker
Standish
Mich
Bureau of Prisons
Harley Lappin
Federal
Quinn
Groharing
Lappin
Illinois Department of Corrections
Thomson Village
Jerry Hebeler
Durbin
United States of America
Mississippi River
Thomson, Ill