Camp Bucca is a prison camp maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The facility was initially called Camp Freddy and used by British Forces to hold Iraqi prisoners of war. After being taken over by the U.S. military in April 2003, it was renamed after Ronald Bucca, a soldier with the 800th Military Police Brigade and NYC Fire Marshal who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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  • Camp Bucca is a prison camp maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The facility was initially called Camp Freddy and used by British Forces to hold Iraqi prisoners of war. After being taken over by the U.S. military in April 2003, it was renamed after Ronald Bucca, a soldier with the 800th Military Police Brigade and NYC Fire Marshal who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. After the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, many detainees from Abu Ghraib were transferred to Camp Bucca. After a substantial turn-over in the chain of command at Camp Bucca and substantial amendments to camp policy, the US military held up Camp Bucca as an example of how a model detention facility should be run . Detainees are now reportedly housed in cinder block housing units with wooden roofing rather than tents, organize and administer their own classes in subjects like literacy and religion, and compete in soccer matches. Cigarettes, tea, and the opportunity to listen to radio and T.V. programs are used as incentives for good behavior. Some detainees are even allowed family visitation from Iraqi relatives not held at the facility. Additionally, the internment facility has its very own U.S. Army run hospital to serve detainees. It offers comprehensive healthcare. There is an emergency room, internal medicine clinic, optometry clinic, psychiatric services, orthopedic/surgical unit, physical therapy clinic, pharmacy, dental clinic, dietary services and more. Detainees are screened by medics and doctors at the wire, that is right out where the detainees are housed, and then triaged to the hospital for further care. Some detainees have even been flown to larger medical facilities in Iraq to receive cataract surgery. U.S. Army medical staff is also given training on how to provide care while respecting Muslim traditions. Militants regularly launch rockets into Camp Bucca. The rockets are widely believed to be often provided and set up by Iranians who teach the militants to launch them hours after they've returned to their nearby country (45 miles). The lethal explosions average around 5 per month in a period from September 2007 to late April 2008, with the most intense barage coming during The Ramadan period (October) when 12 aerial bombs (Believed to be stolen from a British camp in nearby el Basrah) landed in a span of 8 days.
  • Camp Bucca ist ein US-amerikanisches Gefangenenlager in der Nähe der Hafenstadt Umm Qasr im Süden des Irak. Der Name soll an Ronald Bucca erinnern, einen Feuerwehrmann des New York City Fire Department, der bei den Anschlägen des 11. September 2001 ums Leben kam. Im Lager befinden sich Kriegsgefangene, Zivilinternierte und Sicherheitshäftlinge unter US-amerikanischer Obhut. Die offizielle Kapazität beträgt 5.000 Häftlinge. Das Lager wurde zunächst im März 2003 von britischen Invasionstruppen als provisorisches Kriegsgefangenenlager eingerichtet und innerhalb weniger Tage für eine Kapazität von 8.000 Kriegsgefangenen ausgebaut. Erster Lagerkommandant war Colonel Gil Baldwin von der 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. Nach Ende der Hauptkampfhandlungen wurde das Lager von der 800th Military Police Brigade der US Army übernommen und neben Camp Cropper in Abu Ghuraib zu einem der größten Gefangenenlager des Irak ausgebaut. Mehrere Initiativen, das Lager zu schließen (unter anderem wegen seines provisorischen Charakters, seiner abgelegenen Lage, des ungünstigen Wüstenklimas, sowie dem Bestreben, die Gefangenen an irakische Behörden zu übergeben) scheiterten bisher am kontinuierlichen Zustrom an neuen Gefangenen.
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  • 2003 Expansions 2004, 2005, 2007, 2007-2008
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  • Camp Bucca is a prison camp maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The facility was initially called Camp Freddy and used by British Forces to hold Iraqi prisoners of war. After being taken over by the U.S. military in April 2003, it was renamed after Ronald Bucca, a soldier with the 800th Military Police Brigade and NYC Fire Marshal who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
  • Camp Bucca ist ein US-amerikanisches Gefangenenlager in der Nähe der Hafenstadt Umm Qasr im Süden des Irak. Der Name soll an Ronald Bucca erinnern, einen Feuerwehrmann des New York City Fire Department, der bei den Anschlägen des 11. September 2001 ums Leben kam. Im Lager befinden sich Kriegsgefangene, Zivilinternierte und Sicherheitshäftlinge unter US-amerikanischer Obhut. Die offizielle Kapazität beträgt 5.000 Häftlinge.
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