The Presumption of Innocence - Episode 68

Episode 68 The Legacy and Lessons of Guantanamo Bay: A Defense Attorney’s Perspective More than two decades have passed since the doors of Guantanamo Bay were opened to house alleged terrorists. Those doors remain open, though the number of detainees has dwindled to 15. In this episode, Mark Denbeaux, Professor Emeritus and Director of the Center for Policy and Research at Seton Hall University School of Law, shares his personal experiences representing Guantanamo Bay prisoners and looks at the lessons learned, and the lives and liberties lost, in America’s war on terror. Mark, who visited the facility more than 100 times over the course of his representations, joins host Matt Adams to discuss how the road to Guantanamo was paved with the legacy of America’s internment of people of Japanese descent, most of whom were American citizens, during the Second World War. Mark and Matt also weave the historical threads leading to the current administration’s detention facilities for individuals accused of entering the country illegally and its approach to habeas corpus — a legal recourse against unlawful detention.