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 detention camp transfer to the custody of their country of origin. The first set of annual reviews considered the dossiers of 463 detainees. The first board met between 14 December 2004, and 23 December 2005. The Board recommended the release of 14 detainees, and repatriation of 120 detainees to the custody of their country of origin. By November 2005, 358 of the then-505 detainees held at Guantanamo Bay had Administrative Review Board hearings. Of these, 3% were granted and were awaiting release, 20% were to be transferred, 37% were to be further detained at Guantanamo, and no decision had been made in