Army Calls Abuses 'Aberrations'Of the 20 deaths considered confirmed or possible abuse, 10 occurred at prisons or other permanent holding facilities, five at forward collection points and five at the point of capture. Nearly half of the alleged cases of abuse occurred at the point of capture, while 22 percent were reported at the holding facilities, which included Abu Ghraib. The remainder came from collection points and other locations.
[...] The inspectors found that nearly two thirds of the detainees were held at makeshift prison camps called collection points for as long as 30 days. Army doctrine restricts the lengths of stay to 12 hours at the camps, some of them little more than concertina wire and a feeding station set up in the middle of the desert.
The inspectors also said that there were widespread problems with preventive medical services for those captured, and that none of the U.S.-run facilities the team inspected was in compliance with the Army's medical screening requirements.
In addition, only four of the 16 facilities the team visited had copies of the Geneva Conventions in the detainees' native languages, as required under international laws of war. None of the facilities in Afghanistan complied with the requirement, according to the report.
Extremely poor conditions were documented at U.S.-run facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. At Abu Ghraib, the inspectors discovered serious overcrowding, garbage and sewage covering the grounds of the outdoor camps, and only 12 shower heads for 600 to 700 detainees. Fresh water was in short supply. So were detainee meals, which were frequently contaminated with dirt and rodent droppings.
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