Camp Bucca is a large prison facility administered by US forces near Umm Qasr in southern Iraq. There are an estimated 23,000 detainees [Josh Rushing]
Published On 8 Jan 20098 Jan 2009
Inmates are divided between those perceived as moderate or extremist. Those believe to have links to al Qaeda are housed in the high-security "Rock" facility [Josh Rushing]
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As part of a rehabilitation programme the camp authorities regularly encourage family visits for prisoners not seen as a high security threat [Josh Rushing]
The US camp authorities believe a more human approach to prisoners will help marginalise those they say are a more radical influence [Josh Rushing]
Unlike many prison camps there are no glass partitions separating the inmates from their relatives [Josh Rushing]
The idea is to allow a few moments of contact and affection with loved ones [Josh Rushing]
General Douglas Stone says grave mistakes have been made in Iraqi prisons by the US but that the new focus on rehabilitation is working [Josh Rushing]
