# FCI Thomson lockdown after possible firearm introduction

Other April 29, 2024 · [FCI Thomson](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/tom-fci-thomson-federal-correctional-institution-illinois)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

The word 'possibly' matters here. A lockdown while staff investigate a suspected firearm is not the same thing as confirmation that a gun actually reached inmate housing.

## 2 stories on file

- May 31, 2024 [FCI Thomson lifts weeks-long lockdown](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxNTDdUR2k0a0pXN2syY3M2R0R1TzJiVjhJRk5WbV9IeTBnUkk2RWM5TnlMdGVlVjJRLWwycFVaUzYtaUFRb1g2RVJFWXdQcnNLYWVlSDZ6WWduV1FRRVdrN2xCLWI3Y1hZUndDb3Y3U2xSYXhjZjcyTGh1bFYyaUZLVHhtbUJjNm5pdTlzMW5IelJqc05VSjNlWEFtNVg2RXpNb3M1VFF6ajVYUQ?oc=5) WQAD
- Apr 29, 2024 [FCI Thomson placed on lockdown after firearm possibly brought into prison](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxOWWhITFNEaF8wNmY0NGY0MFVKVlhOaUpCbnl3aFFkRnBWSFdNVlBueHZMZDJMQU1VTUtxbDI2aFBqdy1kWVJNVV8wcnROLTM0NzkwNkR5UUozemlJY3A5T2dyVGctYnpMOUxiTVJrbHFNQWFZb0lSLUhzWXlFb2xld0xkMnBoV1ZFcnZyZUVmY1JvQjVCeGsxd0kzbWZYdlA0MVFWSm9say1ZMjVPblA4UU53SUR5MVk?oc=5) WQAD

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