In 2002, Jose Padilla was deisgnated an “enemy combatant” by the U.S. government. Upon his capture, he was held in complete isolation and subjected to abusive interrogations for almost two years. Here, his mother Estela Lebron talks about her son’s case and the effects his imprisonment has had on her and her family.
Estela Lebron on the U.S. Government’s Abuse of Her Son, Jose Padilla
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