Monday, December 12, 2011

Instead Of Guantanamo, Terrorists Are Now Ending Up In U.S. Federal Prisons.


Beyond Guantánamo, A Web Of Prisons For Terrorism Inmates -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — It is the other Guantánamo, an archipelago of federal prisons that stretches across the country, hidden away on back roads. Today, it houses far more men convicted in terrorism cases than the shrunken population of the prison in Cuba that has generated so much debate.

An aggressive prosecution strategy, aimed at prevention as much as punishment, has sent away scores of people. They serve long sentences, often in restrictive, Muslim-majority units, under intensive monitoring by prison officers. Their world is spare.

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My Comment: And I expect this trend to continue.

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