WikiLeaks releases Pentagon prison 'Detainee Policies'

Dubbed the "Detainee Policies", WikiLeaks has released over 100 classified documents which detail the Department of Defense procedures for running infamous prisons, including Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, Camp Bucca and European US Army Prison facilities.

Directives and manuals which are part of the US military's policy for treatment of terror suspects and other detainees will be released chronologically over the following month, according to a statement by WikiLeaks.

The first batch released by WikiLeaks is the 2002 Camp Delta (Guantanamo Bay) Standing Operating Procedure manuals... read more.

Video: 'US drugged for false Gitmo confessions'

Investigative journalist, Jason Leopold, is one of many people wishing for the release of information that prisoners are drugged in order to extract confessions at Gitmo.

RT interviews Jason Leopold, who states that detainees in secret U.S. prisons, such as Guantanamo Bay, were drugged with mind-altering substances, including anti-psychotic drugs, in order to extract confessions... read more and watch video.

Guantanamo Bay: US to spend $40 million on renovation (video)

Despite promises by President Obama to close Guantanamo Bay, it seems the U.S. is planning to spend a lot of money on upgrading the facility.

When campaigning for the U.S. presidency, Barack Obama promised that he would close the controversial Guantanamo Bay facility. In 2009, he even signed an executive order to close Gitmo.

However, despite these promises, Washington is now planning to invest tens of millions on renovating the facility's infrastructure and communications... read more and watch video.