People living near Gitmo say prison doesn't affect them

Outside of the infamous detention centre, more than 5,000 American troops and hundreds of staff call the US territory home.

A guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility of Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba.
TRT World and Agencies

A guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility of Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba.

Only 41 inmates remain at the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison. But outside of the detention centre, more than 5,000 American troops and hundreds of staff call the US territory home.

TRT World's Harry Horton has been to Guantanamo Bay to look at the people and leisure facilities that sit awkwardly alongside the world's most notorious prison.

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