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Michael Heiskell interviews a law school professor and former student who were part of a team that was instrumental in convincing the U.S. Army to overturn the 100-year-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers that stemmed from the Camp Logan riots.
This month Greg Bowes reviews Tortured Justice: Guantanamo Bay by Richard Kammen.
This month Jon M. Sands reviews Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo by Mansoor Adayfi in collaboration with Antonio Aiello.
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Nancy Hollander, and Theresa Duncan talk about Slahi’s detention at Guantánamo and about The Mauritanian, the movie that gives an account of his ordeal.
