Camp holds about 500 inmates , down from peak of about 750 . Defense Secretary Robert Gates asks Pentagon staff to draw up closure plans . Gates discusses possible plans by Barack Obama to close Camp . ` And I think it will be a high priority for the new administration . '' President - elect has pledged to shut down Guantanamo .
Camp holds about 500 inmates , down from peak of about 750 . Defense Secretary Robert Gates asks Pentagon staff to draw up closure plans . Gates discusses possible plans by Barack Obama to close Camp . President - elect has pledged to shut down Guantanamo .