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It goes without saying that the accused are not necessarily guilty, and those who are don't actually have superpowers, right?
-- A. Serwer
It looks like a state prison in Thompson, Illinois, will be where suspected terrorist detainees will be housed, according to the Washington Post:
What will be interesting to see is how human rights groups, who have long been pushing for Gitmo to be closed, react to conditions described as "beyond supermax." Conditions in supermax prisons have long been a target of human rights groups, and Atul Gawande wrote a memorable piece months ago about how 24/7 solitary confinement is a kind of torture.Although the officials left open the possibility that another site could be chosen, participants emerged from the session convinced that the U.S. government will buy the largely unused $145 million Thomson Correctional Center, which was built in 2008.
If all goes well, administration sources involved in closing the Guantanamo Bay prison anticipate a handover of the Thomson facility by late winter. It would then take several months to prepare the prison to a level "beyond supermax" and put the staff in place, according to federal estimates.
It goes without saying that the accused are not necessarily guilty, and those who are don't actually have superpowers, right?
-- A. Serwer
