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Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

Military detentionMaximummaleClosed 2002Under capacity (17%)ModerateHigh
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  • A detainee bunk and area, at Camp Delta Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (CUB), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.jpg

    Photo by SSGT Stephen Lewald, USA via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Aerial-view-of-camp-mccallah-airfield-looking-south-which-is-the-main-haitian-20e00e.jpg

    Photo by PHCS D.W. Holmes, II via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Amnesty International 'Close Guantanamo now' demonstration in Norwich, England.jpg

    Photo by Roger Blackwell via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

  • Australian captive David Hicks was identified from this 2002-01-11 photo by his tattoos - Df-sd-03-18226.jpg

    Photo by Jeremy Lock via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Banana Rat, Guantanamo.png

    Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cheryl Dilgard via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Captives are said to receive the same standard of care received by Troopers.jpg

    Photo by Spc. Jody Metzger via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Cover of "The Manchester Manual".jpg

    Photo by Spc. Shanita Simmons via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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    Photo by Seaman David P. Coleman, U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

US military detention facility on a 45-square-mile US naval base in southeastern Cuba. Holds detainees from the post-9/11 'War on Terror'.

Background

Camp Delta is a permanent American detainment camp at Guantanamo Bay that replaced the temporary facilities of Camp X-Ray. Its first facilities were built between 27 February and mid-April 2002 by Navy Seabees, Marine Engineers, and workers from Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root. It is composed of detention camps 1 through 6, Camp Platinum, Camp Iguana, the Guantanamo psychiatric ward, Camp Echo and Camp No. The prisoners, referred to as detainees, have uncertain rights due to their location not on American soil. There are allegations of torture and abuse of prisoners (§ Prisoner torture).

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

175

Current population

30

Occupancy

17%

Year opened

2002

Closed 2002

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

2002

Region

Cuba (US naval base)

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

Operated several camps over time (X-Ray, Delta, Echo, Iguana). Currently operates Camp 7 (high-value detainees) and Camp 5/6 (general population). UN Special Rapporteur has repeatedly called for closure.

Visiting

No family visits permitted. Periodic ICRC monitoring access. Legal visits via approved counsel arrangements.

Mailing

Detainee correspondence routed via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); no direct postal address.

Practical info

Counsel access governed by 'protective order' approved by the Military Commissions.

Known issues

UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism (Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, 2023) documented ongoing cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

Notable inmates

  • Shai Jahn Ghafoor
    1969–2004

    There are multiple individuals named Abdul Ghaffar. Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar (1969 – September 25, 2004) was an Afghan who was held by the United States in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.

  • Ravil Mingazov
    Ravil Mingazov
    1967
  • Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani
    Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani
    1970

    Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani is a citizen of Pakistan who was extrajudicially detained by the United States military at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba from 2004 to 2023.

  • Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani
    1969–2024
  • Sami Abdul Aziz Salim Allaithy
    1956

    Sami Abdul Aziz Salim Allaithy Alkinani (born October 28, 1956) is an Egyptian professor who was held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.

  • Abdul Latif Nasir
    Abdul Latif Nasir
    1965
  • Adel Hassan Hamad
    1958

    Adel Hassan Hamad was a citizen of Sudan, who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba.

  • Lakhdar Boumediene
    Lakhdar Boumediene
    1966

    Lakhdar Boumediene (Arabic: لخضر بومدين; born April 27, 1966) is an Algerian-born citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina who was held in military custody in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba beginning in January 2002. Boumediene was the lead plaintiff in Boumediene v.

  • Hamood Ullah Khan
    ?

    Hamood Ullah Khan is a citizen of Pakistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 145. He was repatriated on September 17, 2004.

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Contact & address

Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Bay
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

23/100
Moderate concern23/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
12/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
6/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record
  • · Severe-conditions keyword in sources

This facility scores 23. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 21 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 23/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+896%)

Higher risk than 99% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 17% · peers avg: 93% (82%)
Capacity (beds)this: 175 · peers avg: 547 (68%)

Reports

  • UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism (Fionnuala Ní Aoláin)26 Jun 2023

    First UN Special Rapporteur visit; concluded the regime amounts to ongoing cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and called for closure.

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Data completeness

96%

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Sources

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/guantanamo
Chicago
"Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/guantanamo.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-guantanamo,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/guantanamo},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}