Omnibus Bill Will Fund Reopening of Thomson Prison
THOMSON, Ill. — President Obama signed off on a major tax and spending package on Dec. 18, paving the way for the reopening of Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in Thomson. The sprawling, 146-acre TCC complex has never held more than 200 inmates, and has been shuttered and/or underutilized since its 2001 completion.




WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced on June 5 that he and other members of the Senate Appropriations Committee had approved $43.7 million for equipment and staffing to continue the activation of Thomson Prison.
THOMSON, Ill. — In his 2014 fiscal year budget proposal to Congress, President Barack Obama recommended to fund the reopening of the maximum-security Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson.