INFOGRAPHIC: Guantánamo by the Numbers

This Wednesday, January 11 marks 10 years since the first prisoners were sent to Guantánamo. Over the last decade, the prison camp has become a symbol of injustice, abuse and disregard for the rule of law.

Since it opened, almost 800 men have passed through Guantánamo’s cells. Today, 171 men remain imprisoned there; 89 of those men have been unanimously cleared by intelligence and military officials, but remain at the prison camp.

A new ACLU infographic details this information, as well as other alarming facts and figures about Guantánamo. Click here to view the infographic.

In case you missed it, this weekend we wrote about Lakhdar Boumediene, an innocent man who was imprisoned at Guantánamo for seven and a half years without charge or trial. Later this week, we’ll feature a podcast conversation with Mr. Boumediene.

On this shameful anniversary, the ACLU renews our call for the prison camp to be shuttered.

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