Almost 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Report probes US custody deaths

The report says that charges for mistreating prisoners are rare
Almost 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, according to US group Human Rights First.
The details were first aired on BBC television's Newsnight programme.

Of the 98 deaths, at least 34 were suspected or confirmed homicides, the programme said.

The Pentagon told Newsnight it had not seen the report but took allegations of maltreatment "very seriously" and would prosecute if necessary.

The report, which is to be published on Wednesday, draws on information from Pentagon and other official US sources.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4738008.stm