A Pentagon review of conditions at the Guantanamo detention camp released Monday calls for easing the isolation of some inmates and allowing them more social contact and recreation.
While the prison at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba complies with the Geneva Conventions, the review recommends that in certain high-security areas "further socialization is essential to maintain humane treatment over time."
"In our opinion, the key to socialization is providing more human-to-human contact, recreation opportunities with several detainees together, intellectual stimulation, and group prayer," said the Defense Department review.
Human rights groups have previously made similar suggestions and said the inmates were subjected to near total isolation with little human contact apart from guards and interrogators.
The review, led by Admiral Patrick Walsh, also recommended that all interrogations of inmates be videotaped to ensure humane treatment.
The report said "the use of video recordings provides the capability to monitor performance and maintain accountability."
It also called for measures to build trust between detainees and doctors or other prison medical teams.
