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Recruit the next wave of terrorists. i think the hardest thing is not going to be the 84 or 86 that might be transferred through saudi arabias program or into yemen or even back into places like the united kingdom, but what to do with those 46. >> forever prisoners. >> right, because the truth is, the biggest impediment in closing guantanamo is not those that can be transferred to yemen. it is what do you then do with those 46? do you send them to a wing of the super max facility in florence, co...

Its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many of the inmates we spoke to agreed. they say the isolation is too much. >> ive been here a long time. ive seen a lot of guys, seen them snap, you know? any given day they can snap. >> 23 hours a day youre...

But the politics of congress, it is not in my backyard thing. how many members of congress are now going to say, you know, okay, nothing is really changed but now im going to change my mind and decide, yes, you can put them in my super max facility. it is something that is a very difficult political thing for them to explain to their constituents which is why they choose not to do it. >> it is very, very sticky. thank you very much. have a great holiday weekend. >> same to you. coming up, a bi...

A lot of critics of the president on this issue from the left have said that he has called for the closure of guantanamo bay but has not been willing to expend political capital. did these efforts that hes outline to you read like real action or just more words and more assertions? >> the key challenge is the president has to have a capital on capitol hill to close guantanamo and that hasnt been the case. there are a number of sfep could move that forward. until congress is willing to look at th...

>> there are so many that have come and been convicted and were serving life sentences. much more have paid the price. life in prison. >> the shoe bomber, the underwear bomber, they pled guilty. >> all the others who have been tried have gone to life sentence. >> what about a super max facility. >> why no confidence in super max? >> why should we have that burden in the united states? it makes no sense. and im not sure the state in which those facilities are located would want them. foreign coun...

>> we decided that csp could not be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many ...

Nestled at the base of the rocky mountains, colorado state penitentiary was built to house the states most violent and disruptive inmates. it gives new meaning to the words hard time. >> we decided that csp could not be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 2...

It gives new meaning to the words hard time. >> we decided that csp could not be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that...

>> we decided that csp could not be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many ...

Be a place where inmates could get comfortable and make a life for themselves. we had to treat them differently. >> colorado state isnt just any maximum security prison. its a super max facility. inmates here are considered a constant threat and are confined to single-person cells 23 hours a day. >> i was astounded by how sterile and stark and what tough time it would be to serve in that particular prison. i think that would be the hardest time possible. >> many of the inmates we spoke to agreed...