Standard Operating Procedure

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, June 5, 2008.

Many of us remember the shock we felt the first time we saw the snapshots of mistreated detainees at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq -- images of human degradation and humiliation captured on film. A new book lets us in on what was happening outside those gruesome picture frames. Filmmaker Errol Morris conducted hundreds of hours of interviews for his documentary about the prison called Standard Operating Procedure, and he collaborated with award-winning writer Philip Gourevitch for a book of the same name. It reveals new stories of American jailers who claim that what happened at Abu Ghraib was condoned, encouraged, and even rewarded. Phillip Gourevitch joins us on Word of Mouth to talk about the legacy and lessons learned from the Abu Ghraib scandal.

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