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'''Abu Ghraib prison'''(Abu Ghurayb), located 20 [[Mile|miles]] (32 [[Kilometer|kilometers]]) from [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], was a notorious [[Prison|prison]] under [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein's]] regime, and the sight of several high profile prisoner abuse cases which received much worldwide attention.  

'''Abu Ghraib prison'''(Abu Ghurayb), located 20 [[Mile|miles]] (32 [[Kilometer|kilometers]]) from [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], was a notorious [[Prison|prison]] under [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein's]] regime, and the site of several high profile prisoner abuse cases which received much worldwide attention.  

===Abu Ghraib under Saddam Hussein===

===Abu Ghraib under Saddam Hussein===

Army Reserve Brigadier General, Janis Karpinski, who assumed leadership of the prison on June 30, 2003, received a reprimand and was demoted to Colonel on charges of dereliction of duty.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20040526-120928-8194r</ref>  

Army Reserve Brigadier General, Janis Karpinski, who assumed leadership of the prison on June 30, 2003, received a reprimand and was demoted to Colonel on charges of dereliction of duty.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20040526-120928-8194r</ref>  

Nine members of the armed forces received courts martial for crimes depicted in the photographs.  Of the more prominent perpetrators, Army Specialist Charles Graner received a 10-year prison sentence for his participation in abuse and sexual humiliation of prisoners. At his trial he repeatedly insisted that he was simply following commands issued by his superior officers.  Private First Class, Lynndie England, received three years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. Sabrina Harmon, photgraphed beside a deceased prisoner, received a sentence of six months.

Nine members of the armed forces received courts martial for crimes depicted in the photographs.  Of the more prominent perpetrators, Army Specialist Charles Graner received a 10-year prison sentence for his participation in abuse and sexual humiliation of prisoners. At his trial he repeatedly insisted that he was simply following commands issued by his superior officers.  Private First Class, Lynndie England, received three years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. Sabrina Harmon, photographed beside a deceased prisoner, received a sentence of six months.

On May 24, 2004 President George W. Bush summarized the affair, “Under the dictator, prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values...”<ref> Presidential Remarks at United States War College, May 24, 2004.

On May 24, 2004 President George W. Bush summarized the affair, “Under the dictator, prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values...”<ref> Presidential Remarks at United States War College, May 24, 2004.