Illinois Town Debates Prison Sale To Federal Gov't To House Gitmo Detainees

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Illinois Town Debates Prison Sale To Federal Gov't To House Gitmo Detainees
STERLING, IL - DECEMBER 22: (L-R) Jonathon Monken, Director of the Illinois State Police, Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Governor Jack Lavin and Michael Randle, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections listen to a quesiton from Illinois Senator Matt Murphy on the federal government's proposal to purchase Thomson Correctional Facility during a hearing at Sterling High School December 22, 2009 in Sterling, Illinois. If sold, the facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, will house roughly 100 prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. (Photo by Frank Polich/Getty Images)