Tortured Abu Ghraib Prisoners Awarded $42 Million by Jury (1)

A jury concluded that CACI Premier Technology Inc. must pay $42 million to three plaintiffs claiming that they were abused by military personnel at an Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.

CACI must pay each of the plaintiffs $3 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages, the Center for Constitutional Rights said in a media release. The verdict resulted from a retrial with a new jury in federal court.

“Our clients have fought bravely for 16 years in search of justice for the horrors they endured at Abu Ghraib, against all of the challenges ...