Dave Lankford

“ Barney Barendse, Deputy Joint Task Force Surgeon.
“ [The detainees] are patients and treated accordingly. We treat them the way we would treat any other psychological disorder. They get the same care [JTF Troopers] get, they just have quicker access to it because they live right there,” said Barendse.
Barendse also said the new ward will help in that it will bring both medical facilities together in the camp. At this point there is a distance between the two facilities. This takes time not only for the medical staff, but also for the guards who have to move the detainees from place to place. ”