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Guantanamo Bay detention camp

United States military prison in southeastern Cuba


Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Guantanamo Bay detention camp

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a United States military prison within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Gitmo, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. Of the roughly 780 people detained there since January 2002 when the military prison first opened after the September 11 attacks, 740 have been transferred elsewhere, 31 remain there, and 9 have died while in custody.

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