Colorado may be the right place for Gitmo detainees

FTS Opinion

January 26, 2009

Among his first actions as President last week, Barack Obama ordered the Guantanamo Bay prison to be closed within the year with all detainees relocated. Normally, this would be a minor blip on the radar screens of most Coloradans, but Gov. Ritter has announced his support to move detainees to the ADX supermax prison in Florence, sparking controversy among residents and lawmakers alike.

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Lawmakers petition Ritter to rethink Gitmo prisoners in CO

A Face the State Staff Report

January 26, 2009

Upon hearing Gov. Bill Ritter supports bringing terror suspects from the recently closed Guantanamo Bay prison to the Colorado supermax prison in Florence, leading Republican lawmakers are circulating a petition in opposition.

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