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U.S. Facilities May Soon House Guantanamo Detainees

August 19, 2015 2276 Views Association of State Correctional Administrators, Ciarin Nevin, College Park Marriott Hotel, Eastern U.S., L&L Holding, prison security, security upgrades, Selzer Werderitsch Associates, Sen. Steve Lathrop

WASHINGTON — Secure government facilities in Kansas and South Carolina could soon be used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees as part of President Obama’s effort to shutter the Cuban detention complex. Pentagon spokesperson Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told the Associated Press earlier this month that both the Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and the Naval Consolidated Brig in Charleston, S.C. are being considered as possible transfer sites.