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A Bizarre Look At Life In Guantanamo Bay Detention Center

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guantanamoThe U.S. Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay is no doubt an unpleasant place to find oneself.

Just recently guards used rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of inmates who were throwing rocks at the guard tower and one who was trying to climb the fence. There have been plenty of reports of prisoner abuse too since the terrorist detention center was established in 2002.

Nonetheless it is a U.S. government facility run with perhaps surprising attention to things like inmate nutrition and recreation.

Business Insider's own Robert Johnson will be there this week to provide exclusive coverage.

In the meantime, check out some excellent new photos of the inside from Reuters' Bob Strong.

Guantanamo isn't new: the U.S. has had a presence there since the 1970s.



Starting in 2002, the Navy-operated detention facility became a home to prisoners in the war on terror.



And so too the subject of much debate in America around the justification for imprisoning someone without charge.



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