ACLU releases 44 detainee autopsies

The ACLU made another large document release on Monday, including the full autopsies made for 44 detainee deaths that occurred in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan.



The documents show that 21 of the 44 deaths were homicide (meaning not natural causes of death). Many of the 21 resulted from gunshot wounds (some from combat, others unclear), and some were from asphyxiation, beatings and hypothermia. The latter indicate that a number of detainees were indeed tortured to death.

This is the most complete accounting for deaths of detainees in US custody to date.