US Military Holds Thousands Of Detainees In Baghdad Prison

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - SEPTEMBER 20: A U.S. Army guard handcuffs an Iraqi detainee on "death row" before taking him out for two hours of recreation at the Camp Cropper detention center September 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. The detainee, first detained by U.S. forces, was later tried by an Iraqi criminal court for murder and sentenced to death, and he is now being held by U.S. forces at Camp Cropper until his execution by Iraqi authorities. He is currently one of three detainees with such status at Camp Cropper awaiting execution by the Iraqi government. The U.S. military has some 25,000 detainees in custody in Iraq, accused of anti-coalition activity as well as criminal acts. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)