How prisoners were treated has complicated prosecutors’ efforts to hold trials in the Sept. 11 and the U.S.S. Cole bombing cases at Guantánamo.
Tag: Torture
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Opponents of Solitary Confinement Say It Qualifies as Torture
Prolonged periods of being locked up alone can cause heart disease and mental health problems, experts say. Backers say the practice keeps guards safe.
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How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
They barged into homes in the middle of the night, then held people down while they beat and choked them, witnesses said. For years, signs of the violence went ignored.
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The Mystery of What Happened to a 9/11 Suspect’s Sons
A psychologist working for the C.I.A. had threatened while interrogating Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to kill one of his preteen sons. But they were never in U.S. custody.