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Forever Prison

FRONTLINE and Retro Report explore the little-known history of how Guantanamo Bay prison became a place where the government claimed it could hold people beyond the reach of U.S. law. It happened a decade before 9/11, in the wake of a bloody coup in nearby Haiti.
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Season 2017 Episodes

Poor Kids
S2017 E21 Length 54:38 Premiere Date 11/21/17

Putin's Revenge | Part Two
S2017 E20 Length 54:37 Premiere Date 11/01/17

Putin's Revenge | Part One
S2017 E19 Length 54:43 Premiere Date 09/27/17

Mosul/Inside Yemen
S2017 E18 Length 54:38 Premiere Date 10/18/17

War on the EPA
S2017 E17 Length 54:37 Premiere Date 10/11/17

North Korea's Deadly Dictator
S2017 E16 Length 54:47 Premiere Date 10/04/17

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
S2017 E15 Length 1:24:47 Premiere Date 09/12/17

Life on Parole
S2017 E14 Length 54:47 Premiere Date 07/18/17

Bannon's War
S2017 E13 Length 54:47 Premiere Date 05/23/17

American Patriot
S2017 E12 Length 54:48 Premiere Date 05/16/17

Poverty, Politics and Profit
S2017 E11 Length 54:47 Premiere Date 05/09/17

Second Chance Kids
S2017 E10 Length 54:46 Premiere Date 05/02/17

The Fish on My Plate
S2017 E9 Length 1:24:46 Premiere Date 04/25/17

Last Days of Solitary
S2017 E8 Length 1:54:46 Premiere Date 04/18/17

Iraq Uncovered
S2017 E7 Length 54:46 Premiere Date 03/21/17

Out of Gitmo/Forever Prison
S2017 E6 Length 54:47 Premiere Date 02/21/17

Battle for Iraq/Hunting ISIS
S2017 E5 Length 54:48 Premiere Date 01/31/17

Trump's Road to the White House
S2017 E4 Length 54:47 Premiere Date 01/24/17

Divided States of America (Part 2)
S2017 E3 Length 1:54:48 Premiere Date 01/18/17

Divided States of America (Part 1)
S2017 E2 Length 1:55:18 Premiere Date 01/17/17

President Trump
S2017 E1 Length 55:17 Premiere Date 05/08/17

Out of Gitmo
Clip Length 40:51 Premiere Date 02/21/17

Forever Prison
Clip Length 15:06 Premiere Date 02/21/17

"Out of Gitmo" - Preview
Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 01/31/17

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

God in America - Preview 2
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Brain Wars: David Nash
Clip Length 01:12 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: The Purple Heart
Clip Length 10:04 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Jose Barco
Clip Length 01:36 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Kenny Eastridge
Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Law & Disorder: Robert Williams
Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 08/08/10

Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
Clip Length 14:49 Premiere Date 06/25/10

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 04/17/07

Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90
Clip Length 11:39 Premiere Date 04/24/90

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Follow the changing views and experiences of Americans from the 2020 election to today. Returning to voters first filmed six years ago, see how their hopes and fears have changed.

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