Guantanamo: Blacked Out Bay

Guantanamo: Blacked Out Bay unveils a closer look inside one of the most notorious prison facilities in the world: the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Originally intended to house the world’s most dangerous terrorist suspects, the prison has instead become infamous for indefinitely detaining individuals without trial and subjecting them to dehumanising conditions.

The facility was established in 2002 and has held approximately 800 detainees since its opening. At the time of filming, fewer than 150 prisoners remained at Guantanamo Bay. Despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to close the detention centre in 2009, it has yet to be shut down.

To expose the brutal and inhumane conditions prisoners face on a daily basis, a VICE News crew was granted a rare and tightly controlled tour of the facility. The documentary also features interviews with a former detainee and a former guard, offering unfiltered personal perspectives that reveal the realities of life inside Guantanamo Bay and the violent and degrading tactics used against inmates.