Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library The library made available to detainee's held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, is notable for the controversy it has stirred. Access to books, particularly the Harry Potter series, is widely described as a sign that the conditions for the detainees has improved. The Department of Defense reports that Guantanamo detainees have access to 3,500 volumes, though they are attempting to increase the collection to 10,000–20,000 Guantanamo detainees such as David Hicks reported that the "reading room" did not contain any reading material itself. They have to "order"
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library "Koran", and wasn't interested in western literature. During his cross examination Khadr's Defense counsel asked Welner to consult his notes, and read out other books he knew Khadr had borrowed from the library. According to Carol Rosenberg, writing in the "Miami Herald", Welner acknowledged Khadr had also borrowed: "Nelson Mandela’s "[Long] Walk to Freedom", Barack Obama’s "Dreams of My Father", Ishmael Beah’s "", Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series plus unnamed thrillers by John Grisham and steamy novels by Danielle Steel." Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library The library made available to detainee's held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay