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MT: Jail Desperate for Prisoners Tries for Prisoners at Guantanamo

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Hardin jail tries for detainees from Gitmo By BECKY SHAY Of The Gazette Staff Economic development officials in Hardin are looking at the soon-to-close detention facility in Guantanamo Bay as a possible fix for the jail sitting empty in Hardin. President Barack Obama signed an executive order Jan. 22 to close the Guantanamo detention facilities in Cuba where hundreds of enemy combatants have been held since 2002. The closure is to occur in a year, during which time remaining detainees must be returned to their home countries or detained elsewhere. Meanwhile, a 460-bed detention facility sits empty in Hardin. Built by Two Rivers Authority, the city's economic development arm, the facility was meant to bring economic development to Hardin by creating more than 100 high-paying jobs...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).