|
Guantánamo: The US Government's Most Expensive CageThe Daily MailNov. 12, 2011 |
  The Pentagon detention centre at Guantanamo Bay has been declared the most expensive prison on Earth.The Guantanamo Bay Prison, which opened on the U.S. naval base in Cuba in January 2002, costs U.S. taxpayers $800,000 per year per each of its 171 inmates, according to a new report. That's more than even the most expensive four-year college degree in the U.S., and more than 30 times the cost of keeping captives on U.S. soil at $25,000 per inmate. The executive order creating the camp was signed by President Bush on November 18, 2001, meaning the ten year anniversary is little over a week away. The closure of Guantanamo was a popular part of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, but since coming to office it has appeared more difficult than first thought. Read More 
|
