From [HERE] A jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding Virginia-based military contractor CACI Premier Technology Inc. responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago (article available here(link is external)).

The three testified that they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment at the prison.

The jury awarded plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa'ad Al-Zubae $3 million each in compensatory damages and $11 million each in punitive damages.

The case is Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology Inc., No. 08-cv-827 (E.D. Va. Nov. 8, 2024).