U.S. releases 8 Guantanamo prisoners, 510 remain - Yahoo! News

U.S. releases 8 Guantanamo prisoners, 510 remain - Yahoo! News:

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has released seven Guantanamo prisoners to their home countries after sending another to Spain where he will be questioned in an al Qaeda probe, leaving about 510 jailed.
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The United States opened the Guantanamo prison in January 2002. The Pentagon said a total of 242 detainees have been transferred out of the prison to other countries either to be freed or for continued detention, while approximately 510 remain at Guantanamo. Many have been held for more than three years and only four have been charged.

Human rights groups have criticized the United States for the indefinite detentions, and former Guantanamo prisoners have said they were tortured."