They were called the "worst of the worst," hardened terrorists and crazed Islamic jihadists who were shackled, hooded and airlifted to be imprisoned in this Caribbean gulag created by the Bush administration.

Nearly nine years later, the billion-dollar prison complex stands mostly empty. Only about 170 detainees remain. Hundreds have been quietly released, and scores more are cleared but have no where to go.

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