Day 13
Camp 5, detainee’s cell
This cell reminds me of just really awful feelings of many years in lockups like these, in complete isolation, not speaking to anyone. The most striking thing is the glaring white paint which makes the room very, very light. The reflection of the light is everywhere, coming straight into your eyes. It’s very harsh. I remember my eyes aching.
Omar Deghayes, ex-detainee
174 – Approximate current number of detainees, from 24 countries
5 – Current number of detainees with prosthetics (22.7.2010)
48 – Number of men currently listed for indefinite detention without trial
Military service at the detainee facility at Guantanamo may lead to the award of The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, created by George Bush on March 12th 2003
11th January 2002 – The date the first detainees arrived at Guantanamo
2003 – Largest captive population, about 660 in November
$7.3 milliion – Spent on baseball and football fields at US Naval Base
$15 million – Cost of building Camp 5 for 100 detainees
Guantanamo Bay is the largest and oldest US Naval Base outside national borders
The US Naval Base at Guantanamo was first leased from Cuba 1903
45 square miles – Size of US Naval Base
6 – Number of detainees who have died at Guantanamo
$39 million – Cost of building Camp 6 for 200 detainees
$30 million – Cost of building Camp Delta, comprising Camps 1-3
At least $500 million has been spent renovating facilities at the US Naval Base since the opening of the detainee camps
5,900 – Approximate size of the US Naval Base population
400 miles – distance from Guantanamo to Miami, Florida
5 – Number of detainees convicted by the military commissions at Guantanamo
22nd January 2010 – The date by which President Obama ordered the detainee camps to be closed
$26 million – Spent on eight miles of road at Guantanamo Bay
15 years old – the age of Omar Khadr when he first arrived at Guantanamo. He is now 24
79 years old – The age of the oldest detainee on his release after three years at Guantanamo
$116 million – Annual cost of maintaining and running the camps at Guantanamo
In 1994, up to 45,000 refugees occupied secure camps at Guantanamo
The US Naval Base at Guantanamo has nine restaurants and seven bars


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