On AlterNet: detainees

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "detainees"

The Plight of LGBT Immigrant Detainees

Erwin de Leon, Huffington Post. February 23, 2012.

Clement Lee, an expert on LGBT issues within the immigrant community, discusses the plight of LGBT individuals trapped in the detention system.

CIA Psychologist's Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush's Torture Program

Jason Leopold, Jeffrey Kaye, TruthOut.org. March 22, 2011.

One of the architects of the government's top-secret torture program said detainees were brutalized -- and not just to obtain intelligence.

White House Drafts Executive Order for Indefinite Detention

Dafna Linzer, ProPublica. December 21, 2010.

Nearly two years after Obama's pledge to close the prison at Guantanamo, more inmates there are formally facing the prospect of lifelong detention.

Tiny Michigan Town Tells Liz Cheney to Take her Fearmongering Elsewhere

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. November 21, 2009.

Someplace where they're all wusses.

Judge Finds Abusive Gitmo Interrogations Yield False Confessions, Bad Info

Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica. October 14, 2009.

A judge's recently-released opinion opens a window on Gitmo's harsh interrogation techniques, and the bad intel they yield.

ICE Changes Its Talk, Not Its Walk

Staff, New America Media. August 24, 2009.

How many detainee deaths under Immigration and Custom Enforcementâ€™s custody remain unreported?

Memo to Obama: You Can Do a Lot Better on Detainee Policy

Booman, Booman Tribune. July 9, 2009.

Obama may pay a high political price for doing the right thing, but he just has to pay it.

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.

It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.

Obama is Courting Disaster With His New Detention Plan

Ari Melber, The Nation. June 27, 2009.

According to a new Washington Post/ProPublica piece, Obama is drafting a new executive order to reassert authority over indefinite detention.

Holder: Indefinite Detention Will Include Measures Of Due Process

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. June 17, 2009.

Holder declined to detail how and where such appeals could take place, telling members of Congress that such specifics had yet to be agreed upon.

Ex-Interrogators Are Mad as Hell About Torture, and They're Not Gonna Take Cheney Anymore

ZP Heller, MoveOn.org. May 30, 2009.

MoveOn, VoteVets, and Brave New Foundation amplify testimonies of former interrogators.

Why the Pentagon Is Probably Lying About its Supressed Sodomy and Rape Photos

Naomi Wolf, AlterNet. May 30, 2009.

This is probably exactly what the photos show, because it happened. The same-sex crimes against detainees have been documented.

Former Gitmo Prosecutor Breaks Silence About Torture

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. December 5, 2008.

The campaign to close Gitmo and end military commissions heats up.

Suicide Note from a Guantanamo Bay Detainee

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. August 13, 2008.

From "My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me"

After Gitmo: The American Government is Legally and Morally Responsible for Giving Innocent Prisoners a New Life in the U.S.

Aziz Huq, The Nation. May 15, 2008.

When it comes to GuantÃ¡namo, the most pressing problem is not how to "store" dangerous prisoners; it is the fate of those who are innocent.

Forced Drugging of GuantÃ¡namo Prisoners: A Crisis for Health Professionals

Stephen Soldz, AlterNet. April 23, 2008.

With growing evidence of involuntary drugging of prisoners at GuantÃ¡namo, health professionals must take an unequivocal stance on torture.

Gitmo Commander Confirms Secret Camp for "High-Value" Detainees

Patrick Porter, Jurist Legal News and Research. February 8, 2008.

The location of "Camp 7" has been kept secret to "prevent a terrorist attack."

At Gitmo, Toilet Paper Is a Reward

GottaLaff, Brave New Films. December 4, 2007.

GottaLaff: A leaked copy of a March 2004 manual of Gitmo's "Standard Operating Procedures" for Camp Delta was published yesterday.