Inside Guantanamo Bay

Yesterday, 60 Minutes went inside Guantanamo Bay.  Here is how the story began: 

If there’s a heaven above and a hell below, then limbo can be found just 90 miles off the coast of Florida at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There, prisoners who’ve been scooped up in the war on terror have remained locked up — most for 11 years now without being charged. And it’s cost taxpayers $5 billion so far.

 

Two weeks ago, we reported on the handful of the prisoners going on trial. Tonight, we’ll tell you about the others, many of whom can’t be tried. The evidence against them is weak or inadmissible, in some cases, because it was obtained through quote “enhanced interrogation techniques.”

 

With Congress having mandated that none of the detainees can set foot on U.S. soil, and President Obama vowing to shut the prison down, life at Guantanamo Bay grinds on.