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The Cost of the Guantánamo Bay Prison
The prison at Guantanamo Bay, which now holds 40 detainees, is vastly more expensive to operate than
the equivalent federal prisons. Indeed, it’s come to be called “the most expensive prison on earth.”
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Meanwhile, operating the Guantanamo military commissions, which have proven highly inefficient, is also
much more expensive than conducting terrorism cases in federal courts. Keeping the prison open and
trying military commission cases at the U.S. naval base in Cuba is a waste of valuable resources. This is
fiscally irresponsible at a time when important programs for soldiers and veterans, and support for military
functions, are being reduced due to lack of funding.
Overall Costs
The documented cost of running the Guantanamo prison facility in 2015 was $445 million.
2 The actual
amount is far more, since this amount does not include the cost of Camp 7, where “high-value detainees”
are held. That cost has been deemed classified. The $445 million sum also fails to include the cost of
Justice Department, FBI, and CIA involvement in detention operations.
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/sites/default/files/cost-of-guantanamo-brief.pdf
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