Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will be in the Quad Cities Sunday morning to talk about an important role a prison 10 miles North of Clinton, IA could play in the future.
The Governor's office has been in talks with President Barack Obama's administration to use the facility to house Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Right now, the Thomson Correction Center is a state-of-the-art facility that's virtually vacant.
Senior officials from the Obama administration will be visiting the prison to see if it can be used by the federal bureau of prisons.
Thomson prison is about 50 miles northeast of the Quad Cities, along the Mississippi River.
Village president Jerry Hebeler says using the prison would generate desperately needed revenue for the town of about 500.
The 1,600 cell prison was built by the state in 2001, but so far it holds fewer than 200 minimum-security prisoners.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says there would be fewer than 100 Guantanamo detainees and the rest of the prison would be used as a federal prison.
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The Governor's office has been in talks with President Barack Obama's administration to use the facility to house Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Right now, the Thomson Correction Center is a state-of-the-art facility that's virtually vacant.
Senior officials from the Obama administration will be visiting the prison to see if it can be used by the federal bureau of prisons.
Thomson prison is about 50 miles northeast of the Quad Cities, along the Mississippi River.
Village president Jerry Hebeler says using the prison would generate desperately needed revenue for the town of about 500.
The 1,600 cell prison was built by the state in 2001, but so far it holds fewer than 200 minimum-security prisoners.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says there would be fewer than 100 Guantanamo detainees and the rest of the prison would be used as a federal prison.
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
