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As the US tries to close Gitmo, yet expects other countries to take our detainees, the town of Standish, Michigan is standing up to save the day and save its devastated economy by offering its maximum-security prison to the Feds. It could keep its prison up and running and residents employed. There’s a form of reuse. Meanwhile, one of the onerous financial culprits, Bernie Madoff, is locked up in a LEED-certified big house. What’s wrong (or right) with thi…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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