Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said the move would create 1,000 jobs in the area of Thomson.[21] Federal officials have said that building a new prison instead of buying Thomson would take years and cost about $400 million.[23] State officials estimated that annual operation of the facility would generate more than $122 million in operating expenditures, including salaries and $61 million in local business sales.[23]
The prison was fully activated in January 2019.[8]z
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin’s office announced on October 2, 2012, that the Obama administration and Federal Bureau of Prisons would buy the Thomson Correctional Center from the state of Illinois for $165 million.[22][23][24]
An administration official said the deal was to address overcrowding issues, and Thomson would not be used to house any Guantanamo detainees, which the official noted was prohibited by law.
"The entire facility will house only [Bureau of Prisons] inmates (up to 2,800) and be operated solely by BOP. Specifically, it will be used for administrative maximum security inmates and others who have proven difficult to manage in high-security institutions," said the official, who asked not to be named.[25]
This statement was echoed in a letter from United States Attorney General Eric Holder. "I have committed that no Guantanamo detainees will be transferred to Thomson. As you know, any such transfer would violate express legal statutory prohibitions," Holder said in a letter to Representative Frank Wolf, who fought the proposal.[21]
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said the move would create 1,000 jobs in the area of Thomson.[21] Federal officials have said that building a new prison instead of buying Thomson would take years and cost about $400 million.[23] State officials estimated that annual operation of the facility would generate more than $122 million in operating expenditures, including salaries and $61 million in local business sales.[23] The prison was fully activated in January 2019.[8]****
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**Federal Bureau of Prisons Purchase **
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said the move would create 1,000 jobs in the area of Thomson.[21] Federal officials have said that building a new prison instead of buying Thomson would take years and cost about $400 million.[23] State officials estimated that annual operation of the facility would generate more than $122 million in operating expenditures, including salaries and $61 million in local business sales.[23]
The prison was fully activated in January 2019.[8]z Illinois Senator Dick Durbin’s office announced on October 2, 2012, that the Obama administration and Federal Bureau of Prisons would buy the Thomson Correctional Center from the state of Illinois for $165 million.[22][23][24]
An administration official said the deal was to address overcrowding issues, and Thomson would not be used to house any Guantanamo detainees, which the official noted was prohibited by law.
"The entire facility will house only [Bureau of Prisons] inmates (up to 2,800) and be operated solely by BOP. Specifically, it will be used for administrative maximum security inmates and others who have proven difficult to manage in high-security institutions," said the official, who asked not to be named.[25]
This statement was echoed in a letter from United States Attorney General Eric Holder. "I have committed that no Guantanamo detainees will be transferred to Thomson. As you know, any such transfer would violate express legal statutory prohibitions," Holder said in a letter to Representative Frank Wolf, who fought the proposal.[21]
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois said the move would create 1,000 jobs in the area of Thomson.[21] Federal officials have said that building a new prison instead of buying Thomson would take years and cost about $400 million.[23] State officials estimated that annual operation of the facility would generate more than $122 million in operating expenditures, including salaries and $61 million in local business sales.[23] The prison was fully activated in January 2019.[8]****