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Life inside Guantanamo Bay

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The exterior of Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. The facility is operated by the Joint Task Force Guantanamo and holds prisoners who have been captured in the war in Afghanistan and elsewhere since the September 11, 2001 attacks. REUTERS
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A U.S. Marine guard tower overlooks the Northeast gate leading into Cuba territory at Guantanamo Bay. REUTERS
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The Northeast gate marks the end of U.S. soil as the road leads into Cuba at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. REUTERS
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An unidentified prisoner reads a newspaper in a communal cellblock at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at Guantanamo Bay. REUTERS
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An unidentified prisoner reads a newspaper in a communal cellblock at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. REUTERS
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The interior of an unoccupied cell showing standard issue clothing given to prisoners is seen at Camp VI. REUTERS
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The interior of an unoccupied cell showing standard issue clothing given to prisoners is seen at Camp VI. REUTERS
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Books in Arabic are seen on shelves at the detainee library located inside Camp Delta. REUTERS
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A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food preparation area at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. REUTERS
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Automobile magazines are among the reading material available at the detainee library located inside Camp Delta. REUTERS
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The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI. REUTERS
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A room used for meetings between lawyers and their clients at Camp VI. REUTERS
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A guard walks through a cellblock inside Camp V, a prison used to house detainees at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, March 5, 2013. REUTERS
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Harry Potter movies are among the titles available at the detainee library located inside Camp Delta. REUTERS
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Books in Arabic are seen on shelves at the detainee library located inside Camp Delta. REUTERS
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Weeds and flowers grow near the fence at Camp X-Ray, a prison formerly used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. REUTERS
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Plants grow on barbed wire at Camp X-Ray, a prison formerly used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. REUTERS
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A U.S. Marine takes part in marksmanship qualification at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, March 6, 2013. REUTERS
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U.S. Marines take part in marksmanship qualification at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, March 6, 2013. REUTERS
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U.S. Marines take part in marksmanship qualification at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, March 6, 2013. REUTERS
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The frontier road parallels the security fence leading to the Northeast gate at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. REUTERS
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The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock at Camp VI. REUTERS