Communication Management Unit

The Communication Management Unit refers to political prisons in the United States. Communication between prisoners and the outside world is severely restricted in these prisons.

origin

As part of the Bush administration's war on terror, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) made proposals in the Federal Register on April 3, 2006 to restrict communications by terrorist prisoners. The changes were in response to criticism of the FBOP for failing to adequately monitor prisoners' communications that allowed the 1993 World Trade Center bombers to send letters to terrorists.

The public was given until June 2, 2006 to respond. Civil and human rights organizations immediately questioned the constitutionality, complaining that the provisions were so extensive that they could be applied not only to terrorists, but also to witnesses and other prisoners.

CMU 1, Terre Haute, Indiana

On February 25, 2007, the Washington Post reported the establishment of a Communication Management Unit (CMU) involving 213 prisoners in Terre Haute . The guards monitor all phone calls and letters. Prisoners are expected to conduct all conversations in English.

Except for two prisoners, all prisoners are Arab Muslims. This led the American Civil Liberties Union to raise concerns.

The “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh , Lackawanna Six , Randall Todd Royer , Rafil A. Dhafir , Enaam Arnaout and Kirksey Nix are currently in prison.

CMU 2, Marion, Illinois

The Huffington Post reported a second CMU near Marion on June 8, 2009 .

Web links

• The Secret US Prisons You've Never Heard of Before : Ted Talk by Will Potter

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Limited Communication for Terrorist Inmates. Retrieved November 17, 2015 . 
2. ↑ John Walker Lindh seeks prison prayer ruling. Retrieved November 17, 2015 . 
3. ^ McGowan, Daniel: Tales from Inside the US Gitmo. Huffington Post, June 8, 2009, accessed September 16, 2016 .