The Red Cross also reported that military intelligence officers estimated that 70 to 90 percent of the 43,000 Iraqis detained over the past year were innocent. The Red Cross study also concluded that the U.S. prison practices were prohibited under International Humanitarian Law.

Iraq Lawyers Criticize Judicial System
In addition to the prison conditions, Iraqi attorneys have criticized the entire judicial process the U.S. has set up in Iraq. Malik Dohan, the president of the Iraqi Bar Association told the Washington Post, “The system is not fair at all. Aside from the question of torture, people are being held for long periods of time without having their cases reviewed by a court.”