Guest columnist Nancy Talanian: Mr. President, it’s time to close Guantánamo Bay Prison
FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaida and Taliban militants who were captured after the Sept. 11 attacks at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. U.S. officials say the Pentagon’s long-awaited plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer the remaining detainees to a facility in the U.S. calls for up to 475 million in construction costs, but would save as much as 180 million per year in operating costs. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) Charles Dharapak
Since his first appearance before the board in June Trembath has undergone a psychological assessment, which noted several factors he was dealing with at the time of the offending. These included methamphetamine addiction, gambling and “deviance”. Trembath s principal corrections officer told the board Trembath was not a stereotypical inmate and was seen as “something of a role model to those around him”. He had also taken up a role as mentor after completing a drug treatment programme.
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Trembath comes back before the parole board in April next year. The board noted Trembath was more than halfway through a series of one-on-one psychological counselling sessions, and was able to identify the risk factors that led to his offending.