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FCI Thomson lifts weeks-long lockdown

FCI Thomson was placed on lockdown on Thursday, Apr. 25, after the FBOP received "critical information that a firearm may have been introduced."

THOMSON, Ill. — FCI Thomson has lifted its weeks-long lockdown.

According to AFGE Local 4070 Union President Jon Zumkehr, the facility returned to normal operations on Monday, May 27. 

A Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) spokesperson told News 8 last month that FCI Thomson was placed on lockdown on Thursday, Apr. 25, after the FBOP received "critical information that a firearm may have been introduced." 

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