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Appraisals Find Thomson Prison Worth Nearly $220M
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) -- The average of three appraisals of the value of a northwestern Illinois prison that the state wants to sell to the federal government is nearly $220 million.

That price is higher than the $170 million the Obama administration requested from Congress to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center and make security upgrades.

A spokesman for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the state legally can accept no less than the nearly $220 million for the 1,600-bed prison.

Both federal and state officials say the process is moving forward. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Edmond Ross says the bureau must do its own appraisal.

The Obama administration has said it wants to purchase the prison as a potential site to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.

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