The United States Southern Command has requested $49 million to build a new Camp 7 prison building at Guantánamo Bay where so-called high-value detainees were formerly held by the Central Intelligence Agency and complete other renovations they say are necessary since Congress has decided to keep it open indefinitely. http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/pentagon-wants-to-build-new-prison-at-guantanamo/  The potential taxpayer bill for upgrading the deteriorating facilities to an estimated $195.7 million. While the existence of Camp 7 is widely known, the military generally refuses to discuss it.