The Dark Prison

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The dark prison is the informal name used by some Guantanamo Bay detainees for a secret prison they claim they were detained in near Kabul, Afghanistan.^[1] According to an article distributed by Reuters, eight Guantanamo detainees have described the conditions they were held under in "the dark prison" or the prison of darkness.

Detainees claimed that they were detained in complete darkness for weeks on end. They described being deprived of food and water and being fed filthy food and water when they were fed. ^[2]

The prisoners' details have been consistent, that the guards did not wear military uniforms — prompting Human Rights Watch to suggest it was run as a black site by the CIA. One prisoner reported being threatened with rape.^[1]

[edit] Detainees who claimed to have been detained in the dark prison included

Jamil al-Banna	currently detained in Camp Delta arrested in Gambia with Bisher al-Rawi claims the CIA offered him $10 million to serve as a mole against Abu Qatada
Abd al-Salam Ali al-Hila	currently detained in Camp Delta
Bisher al-Rawi	detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps until March 2007 arrested in Gambia with Jamil al-Banna released when the British public learned he was already co-operating with MI5 in their surveillance of Abu Qatada
Hassin Bin Attash	currently detained in Camp Delta claims he was tortured in the black sites 17 when captured brother of Waleed Muhammad bin Attash
Binyam Mohammed	currently detained in Camp Delta claims he was tortured in the black sites US claims he is a co-conspirator of Jose Padilla
Laid Saidi	Saidi worked for the Al-Haramain Foundation, in Tanzania, until his capture on May 10, 2003.^[2] Was also detained in "the salt pit" at the same time as Khaled el-Masri.