Remember the 1970s TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man?” The U.S. now has 61 of them, all at the Guantanamo Bay military prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. The Cuba prison’s cost is a favourite complaint of Obama and other advocates for closing GuantanamoThe Cuba prison’s cost is a favourite complaint of Obama and other advocates for closing Guantanamo. Obama tried to shut down Guantanamo and move prisoners to the U.S. early in his first term but was blocked by Congress. The Defense Department report said the cost of housing the detainees would remain much higher than most federal prisoners even if they were transferred to a U.S. facility. The report estimated the government would save only US$65 million to US$85 million per year with a domestic prison — about US$1.1 million to US$1.4 million per prisoner.

Source: National Post August 24, 2016 20:03 UTC