[opiniojuris] Duncan Hollis: Easily Digestible GTMO Data

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Posted by Duncan Hollis:
Easily Digestible GTMO Data
http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1195076715.shtml


   My former State Department colleagues, [1]David Bowker of WilmerHale,
   and [2]David Kaye who just recently moved to UCLA, published [3]an
   Op-Ed in the NY Times this past weekend. For those of you (like me)
   who missed it initially, check out this sampling of their Harper's
   Index-like spin on GTMO Facts in advance of the Court's consideration
   of [4]Boumediene v. Bush:

     Number of âhigh-value detaineesâ now at Guantánamo: 15
     Approximate percentage of detainees found to have committed
     âhostile actsâ against the United States or coalition forces before
     detention: 53
     Approximate number of countries of which detainees are citizens: 40
     Cost of building Guantánamo high-security detention facilities:
     about $54 million
     Estimated annual cost of operating Guantánamo: $90 million to $118
     million
     Cost of âexpeditionary legal complexâ for the military commission
     (under construction): $10 million to $12 million
     Number of books in the Guantánamo detention library: 5,143
     Number of Korans issued to detainees from January 2002 to June
     2005: more than 1,600
     Number of apparent suicides: 4
     Number of apparent suicide attempts: 41, by 25 detainees (as of May
     2006)
     Number of detainee assaults on guards using âbodily fluidsâ: more
     than 400
     Date of first visit to Guantánamo by the International Committee
     of the Red Cross: Jan. 18, 2002
     Approximate number of visits by lawyers to Guantánamo detainees so
     far this year: 1,100
     Number of habeas corpus petitions filed in federal courts on behalf
     of detainees: roughly 300
     Number of detainees designated by the president as âeligibleâ for
     trial by military commission: 14
     Number actually charged with crimes (for example, murder and
     material support for terrorism): 10
     Number of pending cases: 3
     Number of convictions: 1 (an Australian who pleaded guilty to
     material support of terrorism and was sentenced to nine months of
     confinement in his home country)
     Estimated number of detainees who may be charged in the future: 80
     Month of first release of a detainee: May 2002 (one detainee
     repatriated to Afghanistan because of an âemotional breakdownâ)
     Approximate number of detainees released: 445
     Approximate number of current detainees found eligible for transfer
     or release: 70
     Countries to which Guantánamo detainees have been transferred:
     Albania, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belgium,
     Britain, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan,
     Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia,
     Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uganda,
     Yemen
     Personal items provided to detainees upon departure: a Koran, a
     denim jacket, a white T-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, high-top
     sneakers, a gym bag of toiletries and a pillow and blanket for the
     flight home
     Number of detainees said by Pentagon to have resumed hostile
     activities against the United States after release: at least 30
     Closest American allies that have called for Guantánamoâs closing:
     Britain, France, Germany
     

References

   1. http://www.wilmerhale.com/david_bowker/
   2. http://www.law.whittier.edu/faculty_admin/members_bio-kaye.asp
   3. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/opinion/10kayeintro.html?_r=1&oref=slo
   4. http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200702/05-5062b.pdf