The prison camps of Guantanamo Bay

The detainee operation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, began with a makeshift chain-link-fence compound called Camp X-Ray. It has since expanded to seven permanent prison camps, including Camp 7, a secret CIA-run facility for "high-value" detainees at an undisclosed location on the island.

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Camp X-Ray, the first prison facility for detainees, is now abandoned. Known for its harsh conditions and iconic images of detainees wearing orange jumpsuits behind cyclone fences, the camp is now overrun with weeds and "banana rats."

Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post

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This Story At Guantanamo, fewer assaults on guards after conditions eased Article \| SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- More prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are sharing meals and recreation time with fellow inmates -- an easing of conditions that has led to fewer assaults against guards at the U.S. base in Cuba, the new commander said Friday. Six Algerians say they prefer Guantanamo over repatriation Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty Obama Plans to Close Guantanamo Prison The prison camps of Guantanamo Bay This Story Administration halts prosecution of alleged USS Cole bomber Article \| The Obama administration has shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a court filing. Obama Plans to Close Guantanamo Prison The prison camps of Guantanamo Bay Special report: Detainee list This Story Youngest Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty Article \| The youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay pleaded guilty to war crimes, including murder, on Monday, part of an agreement with prosecutors that allows the Obama administration to avoid a trial that threatened to undermine its use of military commissions. The prison camps of Guantanamo Bay This Story Camp Costly Article \| GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA -- At the U.S. naval station here, a handsome electronic sign hangs between two concrete pillars. In yellow enamel against a blue metal backdrop is a map of Cuba, the "Pearl of the Antilles," above flashing time and temperature readings. Spending surge Guantanamo Bay by the dollar 'The least worst place' The prison camps of Guantanamo Bay : Guantanamo renovations cost at least $500 million		Network News X Profile View More Activity TOOLBOX E-Mail This Reprints		Related Obama Plans to Close Guantanamo Prison Photos \| President Obama is expected to sign an executive order that would close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within the next year. Yet his administration faces a slew of legal and diplomatic hurdles, and if the effort stumbles, it could bring steep political costs.
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The prison camps of Guantanamo Bay

The detainee operation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, began with a makeshift chain-link-fence compound called Camp X-Ray. It has since expanded to seven permanent prison camps, including Camp 7, a secret CIA-run facility for "high-value" detainees at an undisclosed location on the island.

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