Military Closes Failing Facility at Guantánamo Bay to Consolidate Prisoners
The move, which took place in a secret operation over the weekend, was conceived during the Trump administration to save on costs and troops at the remote base in Cuba.
A view from inside a cell at Camp 5, which now houses former C.I.A. prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
April 4, 2021, 7:04 p.m. ET
U.S. military guards have moved Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other former C.I.A. prisoners to the main part of the prison compound at Guantánamo Bay from a failing secret facility, in a consolidation of detention operations that could cut costs and reduce the troop presence at the base in Cuba, the military said on Sunday.