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September 2013 Guantanamo Recidivism Report from DNI

Raffaela Wakeman
Friday, September 6, 2013, 9:42 AM
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has published its congressionally-mandated, biannual report on the recidivism of former Guantanamo detainees.

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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has published its congressionally-mandated, biannual report on the recidivism of former Guantanamo detainees. This data is current as of July 15 of this year. Here is the all-important table:

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Since the DNI's last report, in March (which itself relied on data compiled in January), 3 more former detainees have been "confirmed" by a preponderance of information to be directly involved in terrorist or insurgent activities.  The total confirmed recidivism rate thus increased from 16.1% to 16.6%.  Two other detainees are "suspected" of having reengaged, based on "plausible but unverified or single-source reporting."  This increased the suspected reengagement percentage to 12.3%, from the last report's figure of 11.9%.

Additionally, since the DNI's March report, 3 more "confirmed" reengagers have died, two more are in custody, and two fewer are "not in custody." Among the "suspected" reengagers one more is in custody, and three fewer are "not in custody."

For further comparison, here are the March 2013, the September 2012, and March 2012 reports.


Raffaela Wakeman is a Senior Director at In-Q-Tel. She started her career at the Brookings Institution, where she spent five years conducting research on national security, election reform, and Congress. During this time she was also the Associate Editor of Lawfare. From there, Raffaela practiced law at the U.S. Department of Defense for four years, advising her clients on privacy and surveillance law, cybersecurity, and foreign liaison relationships. She departed DoD in 2019 to join the Majority Staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where she oversaw the Intelligence Community’s science and technology portfolios, cybersecurity, and surveillance activities. She left HPSCI in May 2021 to join IQT. Raffaela received her BS and MS in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009 and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015, where she was recognized for her commitment to public service with the Joyce Chiang Memorial Award. While at the Department of Defense, she was the inaugural recipient of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s General Counsel Award for exhibiting the highest standards of leadership, professional conduct, and integrity.

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