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Gitmo on the I-5? GAO report looks at where to house Guantanamo detainees

A report was released from the Government Accountability Office which includes an assessment of whether military jails – like JBLM's Northwest Regional Confinement Center – or federal prisons could handle Guantanamo inmates.

Published: Dec. 1, 2012 at 9:17 a.m. PST
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A report from the Government Accountability Office, including an assessment of whether military jails – like JBLM's Northwest Regional Confinement Center – or federal prisons could handle Guantanamo inmates.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/military/2012/11/30/gitmo-on-the-i-5-gao-report-looks-at-where-to-house-guantanamo-detainees/

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