The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Workers told Thomson Correctional Center will close April 30

For Thomson Correctional Center officer Todd Pustelnik, the formal notice of Thomson Correctional Center's closure by April 30 means life changes are coming. The East Moline resident said he doesn't ...
Quad-City Times

Thomson prison shakes off the rust

THOMSON, Ill. — Kayla Brown sits alone in front of a control panel in the minimum-security unit of the Thomson Correctional Center. The digital security monitors show empty bunks and common areas — no ...
Quad-City Times

Lawmakers: Federal, state governments strike deal on Thomson prison

The Obama administration and Gov. Pat Quinn have agreed on a sale price for the vacant Thomson Correctional Center, two Illinois state lawmakers said Wednesday. However, the governor's office and a ...
Talking Points Memo

Thomson Prison Blues: A Look Inside Gitmo North

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Tickle The Wire

Guantanamo Bay Prisoners to be Held in Illinois Prison

WASHINGTON — And the winner is … the Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois. The Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet is reporting that the White House will announce on Tuesday that it will use ...
The Pantagraph

Lawmaker: Feds, state strike deal on Thomson prison

The Obama administration and Gov. Pat Quinn have agreed on a sale price for the vacant Thomson Correctional Center, two Illinois state lawmakers said Wednesday. However, the governor's office and a ...
Herald & Review

U.S. House OKs $95 million to purchase Thomson Correctional Center, but that is short of minimum required by Illinois

THOMSON - The U.S. House has approved $95 million for the purchase of the Thomson Correctional Center, part of a $1.2 trillion 2011 budget bill. The House narrowly backed the bill on a 212-206 vote ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Sequester could impact opening of Thomson Correctional Center

The automatic cutbacks in federal spending due to take effect Friday could create another hurdle on the path to opening Thomson Correctional Center as a federal prison. Purchased by the federal ...
Herald & Review

Steps still remain before Thomson can become prisoners' new home

SPRINGFIELD - With the sale of the Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government no longer appearing to be an "if," the question of "when" took center stage Tuesday. In a background briefing ...
Globe Gazette

U.S. plans full use of Thomson prison for federal inmates

DAVENPORT — The Justice Department said Monday it plans to have access to the entire Thomson Correctional Center, while the administration continues trying to gain congressional approval to move ...
The Pantagraph

Quinn: Action on Thomson prison to come this month

CHICAGO -- Gov. Pat Quinn says news is expected this month on a proposal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison. Quinn says President Barack Obama will make the official ...