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Gov. Pat Quinn (D-IL) & Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Gov. Pat Quinn (D-IL) & Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Gov. Pat Quinn (D-IL) & Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Guantanamo Bay Detainees

Washington, DC
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Pres. Obama has ordered the federal government to acquire the Thomson Correctional Center prison in Thomson, IL, to house a limited number of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison. Gov. Pat Quinn (D-IL) and Majority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to the announcement.

Updated: Friday, November 26, 2010 at 3:11pm (ET)

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