Guantánamo Bay: Statistics

A summary of Guantánamo Bay statistics, accurate as of February 08th 2012.

779 acknowledged prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay to date (there are indications that various prisoners were held in Guantánamo Bay in secret from 2003 until June 2004 when the US Supreme Court ordered that the prisoners be allowed access to courts, but these prisoners have never been identified).

242 prisoners when President Obama took office.

171 current prisoners.

Citizens of 48 countries have been held at Guantánamo. 

68 prisoners transferred by Obama: 40 to 16 less developed countries, and 28 to home countries.

532 prisoners transferred by Bush.

50 countries that have accepted Guantánamo detainees.

At least 10 detainees transferred to an undetermined country.

535 men reviewed by Combatant Status Review Tribunals.

497 men designated enemy combatants by Combatant Status Review Tribunals.

38 men designated no longer enemy combatants by Combatant Status Review Tribunals.

89 prisoners cleared for release/approved for transfer by Obama's interagency task force.

59 cleared for transfer but cannot leave because of instability in their home countries, inability to get foreign countries to help out with resettlements and Congressional restrictions.

89 prisoners cleared for release/approved for transfer by Obama's interagency task force still in Guantánamo.

22 prisoners approved for transfer in need of humanitarian protection.

48 prisoners facing indefinite protection without trial.

44 prisoners referred for prosecution in federal court or military commissions.

36 subjects of active cases or investigation

59 decided habeas cases: 38 prisoners granted habeas and 21 prisoners denied habeas.

25 prisoners granted habeas who have been transferred.

13 prisoners granted habeas who continue to be detained.

6 military commission trials.

4 military commissions to end in plea bargain.

1 contested military commission trial.

1 Guantánamo detainee tried in Civilian Court under Obama.

16 Guantánamo detainees known to have been held in CIA facilities.

112 Yemenis ever held in Guantánamo.

88 Yemenis still held in Guantánamo.

58 Yemenis approved for transfer still in Guantánamo.

30 detainees from Yemen designated for 'conditional' detention.

4 prisoners who died under Bush

4 prisoners who died under Obama (1 of cancer)

It costs $700,000 extra per prisoner, to keep a captive at Guantánamo rather than in a US federal prison.