Camp Justice (Guantanamo)


Camp Justice is the name given to the portion of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base where the Guantanamo military commissions are held.
It was named by TSgt Neil Felver of the 122 Civil Engineering Squadron in a name the camp contest.
Initially the complex was to be a permanent facility, costing over $100 million.
The United States Congress overruled the Bush Presidency's plans.
Now the camp will be a portable, temporary facility, costing approximately $10 million.
On 2 January 2008 Toronto Star reporter Michelle Shephard offered an account of the security precautions reporters go through before they can attend the hearings:
On 1 November 2008 David McFadden of the Associated Press stated the 100 tents erected to hold lawyers, reporters and observers for the military commissions were practically deserted when he and two other reporters covered Ali Hamza al-Bahlul's military commission in late October 2008.