U. Mass Law Journal: The Efficacy of Indefinite Detention

Published: 5 U. MASS. ROUNDTABLE SYMP. L. J. (2010).

As the doors of Guantanamo, the ultimate symbol of the war on terror, begin to close, the government is faced with a herculean task of prosecuting (within federal or military tribunals), transferring, or releasing detainees it has held for over seven years. Since 2002, there have been over 600 Guantanamo detainees who have been released or transferred. At the time of publication, of the 172 detainees that remain, sixty are no longer designated enemy combatants or have no lawful designation justifying continued detention.