Guantanamo Bay In St. Paul

By Justin Deck / Washington Bureau Producer

ST. PAUL, Minn. — In an effort to bring attention to treatment of prisoners, Amnesty International has brought a replica of a cell from the prison at Guantanamo Bay to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Members of Amnesty International from around the country have come to St. Paul to bring awareness to detainee treatment issues.

The stop in St. Paul is just one of many on the Guantanamo Cell Tour that is traveling around the country. Previously, the cell made a stop at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The cell measures 10 ft x 7 ft x 8 ft and weighs 1650 pounds.

The cell consists of a steel toilet, floursecent lights and a sliding metal door. After being closed into the cell as a mock “prisoner” I must say, the space is unusually small, but not much different than what comes to mind when I think of a prison cell.

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It’s worth mentioning that there’s no way I would have found this event if I had not seen the street crews around the Xcel Center sporting orange jumpsuits.