Far from America’s mainland and out of the headlines, Guantánamo’s legal machinery grinds forward, while defendants wait their turn
But the infamous prison may yet frustrate Mr Biden, just as it did his former boss. At root is a broken legal process governing the trials of detainees, the so-called “military commissions”, that has kept prisoners in legal limbo. Congress, however, has refused to reform the commissions and blocked attempts to circumvent them. Mr Obama made halting progress, and Mr Biden has yet to devote real attention to the process.
Nor have the commissions benefited from stability on the bench or among the prosecution. Changing judges is no simple thing, requiring them to catch up on years of documents. Karen Greenberg of Fordham University School of Law points out that judges at Guantánamo “are not experienced in taking a trial from beginning to end in a procedurally regular way.”
Over the years, 780 prisoners have passed through Guantánamo. Many of the remaining 39 are entering their second decade in detention having never stood trial. Among them, 12 have been convicted, charged, or await charges for terrorism. Another ten can be transferred to other countries. The rest are examined by the Periodic Review Board, an opaque panel tasked with recommending inmates for release.
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