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Divided lawmakers weigh future of Guantanamo Bay prison

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday on closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay.

By Catherine Buchaniec, Medill News Service

14 months ago

5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday

Dozens of detainees remain at "Gitmo" and President Trump has ordered that it remain open indefinitely.

By Jana Lipman, Tulane University

4 years ago

Army veteran killed self with gun previously seized, sold by police

After a 24-year-old Army veteran killed himself in 2014 using a gun previously confiscated by the Washington State Patrol, his mother told a police detective her son had spent time in a military prison, so he wasn’t supposed to have a weapon.

5 years ago

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