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Barack Obama: “The Attorney General shall acquire and activate the TCC as a United States Penitentiary.”

On the recordDecember 14, 2009
The Attorney General shall acquire and activate the TCC as a United States Penitentiary.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Memorandum on Directing Certain Actions With Respect to Acquisition and Use of Thomson Correctional Center To Facilitate Closure of Detention Facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

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