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U.S. Opens New Prison to Hold Mostly Arab Muslims

HeadlineFeb 27, 2007

The Washington Post is reporting the Justice Department has quietly opened a new prison unit in Terre Haute, Indiana, designed to hold mostly Arab Muslim prisoners. The jail operates under special rules restricting the ability of prisoners to communicate with the outside world. All telephone calls and mail are monitored, the number of phone calls are limited, and visits are restricted to a total of four hours per month. All prison conversations must be conducted in English unless otherwise negotiated. The Iraqi-born doctor Rafil Dhafir from upstate New York is among the prisoners being held. He is serving a 22-year sentence for violating the Iraqi sanctions by sending aid to Iraq through his charity, Help the Needy. Five members of the so-called “Lackawanna Six” are also being held in the Indiana prison. Only two non-Muslims are being held at the jail.

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