U.S. sets up new Iraqi prison system

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07234155.htm

U.S. sets up new Iraqi prison system


WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The United States, which came under fire for abusing detainees in Iraq, has spent millions of dollars creating a new prison system there as part of a program to revamp the criminal justice system from top to bottom.

A Bush administration official, who asked not to be named, said around 70 U.S. "correctional experts" including prison wardens, managers and instructors, had been involved in getting the new Iraqi Correctional Service up and running.

The U.S. experts established a training academy for Iraqi guards and administrators near Baghdad in December 2004, and the first class graduated the following month.

"They have now graduated 4,029 Iraqi correctional officers, including 20 women who have undergone nine-week training courses," the official said.

[Lerkfish]

1. soo....prisons, you betcha! water and electricity...not so much. eom

[seemslikeadream]

2. nine-week training

[Spazito]

3. Hmmmm, but I thought the U.S. had handed over authority for

the prisons to the Iraqis after the torture photos were published around the world. Gosh, another lie, how shocking!

[LynnTheDem]

5. "Sovereignty"...altho bush & Cabal do at least call it OCCUPATION.

The only bit of truth I've heard out of the pack of them. MFing bastard war criminals.

Someone PLEASE tell me the difference between Hitler's invasion & occupation of Poland and bush's invasion & occupation of Iraq coz I ain't seeing it. (To date no freeping MFing rightwingnut has answered this question. Strange.)

[High Plains]

4. Prisons, now that's something the US has some expertise with

Being as we're the world's nonpareil jailer. Freedom is on the march!

[LynnTheDem]

6. We're #1!!! We're #1!!! For number of own citizens in jail.

Now IMAGINE if it had been IRAQIS under Hussein! bush coulda gone to fucking town with that stat!

With a record-setting 2 million people locked up in American jails and prisons, the United States has overtaken Russia and has a higher percentage of its citizens behind bars than any other country.

http://www.eriposte.com/law/criminal/criminal.htm

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/5989797.htm

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0601-01.htm

UNICEF: USA now has 13.5 Million children in poverty, just behind Mexico in the World Poverty listings.