GITMO

Despite Not Owning It, DOJ Asks For Money To Renovate 'Gitmo North'

Ryan J. Reilly | February 14, 2011, 3:32PM

The Justice Department is still holding out hope that Congress will give the federal government money to purchase Thomson prison, the state facility in Illinois that was originally intended to hold the detainees from Guantanamo.

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Guantanamo

Obama's Indefinite Detention Plan May Result In Less Transparency At Gitmo

Ryan J. Reilly | January 4, 2011, 8:35AM

The Obama administration's apparent plan to draft an indefinite detention policy with periodic reviews of evidence against dozens of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay shouldn't come as a surprise, a lawyer with the Center for Constitutional Rights told TPM in an interview. But they are concerned that it could result in less transparency for lawyers and other observers -- and it could mean that more detainees will face a lifetime of imprisonment with no chance to review the evidence against them or appeal the decisions made about them.

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Topics: Department of Justice, GITMO, Guantanamo, Justice Department, Obama Administration