A federal jury in the US state of Virginia found defense contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. legally responsible for conspiring to torture and otherwise ill-treat three Iraqi men during their detention at Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago.

A US jury has awarded $42m (£33m) to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based defence contractor responsible for contributing to their abuse two decades ago.

A federal jury on Tuesday awarded a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who endured continuous torture at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago –– holding a US government contractor accountable for engaging in and directing contributing to the abuse.

A U.S. jury awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison after years of civil litigation.

A U.S. jury awards $42 million to three ex-detainees of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, saying a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to torture.

Three former Abu Ghraib prisoners won a $42 million judgement Tuesday against an American defense contractor in connection with electrocutions, beatings and other abuses the men allege they suffered at the infamous prison operated by U.