Part of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp complex
The Guantanamo detention camp complex includes a psychiatric facility. In addition to the regular camps for detainees held inextrajudicial detention there is aGuantanamo psychiatric ward at theGuantanamo Bay detention camp complex inCuba .[ 1] Department of Defense announced the opening of the psychiatric facility in March 2003. Camp CommandantGeoffrey Miller denied that the opening of the psychiatric facility was solely in response todetainees' suicide attempts .Larry C. James was the chief psychologist in 2003.
In April 2008Adam M. Robinson , theUnited States Navy 'sSurgeon General , wrote that the "...core psychological health team comprised of one psychologist, one psychiatrist, five behavioral nurses and 14 psychiatric technicians."[ 2]
On June 7, 2010, theWashington Post [ 3]
Detainees known to have been held in the psychiatric facility [ edit ] ^ Ian James (2003-03-07)."Mentally ill terrorism suspects to have ward" .Wilmington Morning Star . p. 6A. Archived fromthe original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved2009-07-16 . ^ Adam M. Robinson, Jr. (2008-04-03)."Comprehensive Medical Care for Detained Enemy Combatants in Guantanamo" .Department of Defense . Archived fromthe original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved2009-07-24 .^ Scott Higham; Peter Finn (2010-06-07)."At least $500 million has been spent on Guantánamo Bay renovations" .Seattle Times . Retrieved2010-06-07 .The Pentagon spent $18.2 million on a prison hospital and $2.9 million on a psychiatric ward next door. The ward has 12 beds housed inside an elongated metal trailer-like building with reflective-glass windows and a small sign that reads "Behavioral Health Unit." The military would not permit Post reporters to look inside the facility, citing patient confidentiality. ^ David McFadden, Danica Coto (2009-06-02)."Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide" .Associated Press . Archived fromthe original on 2024-05-24. ^ "Military Identifies Guantánamo Detainee Who Died" .New York Times . Washington, DC. September 11, 2012.^ Jennifer Daskal , Stacy Sullivan (2008-06-10)."The insanity inside Guantánamo: A new report reveals that a number of prisoners -- even some long ago cleared to leave -- are spiraling into hallucinations, despair and suicide" .Salon magazine . Archived fromthe original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved2009-07-19 .^ Jane Perlez ,Raymond Bonner ,Salman Masood , Jane (2009-01-06)."An Ex-Detainee of the U.S. Describes a 6-Year Ordeal" .The New York Times {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ "Rendered to Egypt for torture, Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni is released from Guantánamo - Andy Worthington" .^ Carol Rosenberg (2011-06-28)."Latest Guantánamo prison camp suicide was 'indefinite detainee': The last two men to leave Guantánamo, both dead, were among the secret population of captives called "indefinite detainees." .Miami Herald . Retrieved2012-05-05 .'We were hopeful that we would be able to complete a psychiatric profile of him and present that information to the government in the hopes they would release him,' said Rashkind... Rashkind said his client had a history of psychological problems and spent long stretches in Guantánamo's psychiatric ward. mirror
Camp Delta -- blanket term used to refer to most of the other camps, including:Camp one -- April 2002 -- open air cages, but with plumbing Camp two -- open air cages, but with plumbing Camp three -- open air cages, but with plumbing Camp four -- more pleasant surroundings for the most compliant detainees Camp five -- permanent facility modeled after a bureau of prison maximum security facility Camp six -- permanent facility modeled after a bureau of prison maximum security facility Camp Five Echo -- "disciplinary block" for "non-compliant" prisonersCamp seven -- akaCamp Platinum , secret location, former CIA "high value detainees" held hereCamp No -- secret interrogation centerCamp X-Ray -- January - April 2002 -- open air cages with no plumbingCamp Iguana -- originally held child detainees, now holds the men determined to be innocentCamp Echo -- isolation cells, and cells where detainees are held prior to meeting their lawyersGuantanamo psychiatric ward -- opened in March 2003Strawberry Fields --black site run by theCIA Penny Lane --black site run by theCIA Guantanamo Migrant Operations Center -- detention facility for migrants
