Ron DeSantis has bragged about his time as a Navy lawyer at Guantanamo Bay, but in a canceled Vice documentary originally scheduled to air on Showtime, former detainees allege that he oversaw incidents they describe as “torture” and “mistreatment.” “Officer DeSantis was one of the officers who oversaw the force-feeding …
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A cohort of inmates who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are asking to be transferred from the Washington, D.C., jail to Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, via a letter submitted in court last Friday. The group of 34 inmates —which includes Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and some who …
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Steven W. Thrasher has spent his career reporting on race, policing, and the criminalization of HIV. Along the way, he has come to understand that the vast inequalities in our society help decide who is exposed to viruses, the level of care they receive, and ultimately, who lives and dies. …
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