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U.S. To Spend $50M On Prison Expansion in Iraq

HeadlineMay 10, 2005

Meanwhile the Washington Post reports the U.S. plans to build more prisons in Iraq to accommodate the surging number of detainees. The U.S. is now holding just over 11,000 prisoners–twice the number it was holding six months ago. The U.S. plans to spend $50 million to expand three existing prison facilities and open a fourth.

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