The military has released its report on prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afganistan, finding 94 cases of confirmed or alleged abuse:

The number is significantly higher than all other previous estimates given by the Pentagon, which had refused until now to give a total number of abuse allegations.The inspector general investigation, ordered Feb. 10 after the allegations of abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq came to the attention of top Army officials in Washington, concluded that there were no systemic problems that contributed to the abuse. In some cases, the report found, the abuse was abetted or facilitated by officers not following proper procedures.

In contrast to its own findings that there were no systemic problems, however, the Army report also cites a February report from the International Committee for the Red Cross that alleged that "methods of ill treatment" were "used in a systematic way" by the U.S. military in Iraq.

94 cases is not an isolated problem. It is a systemic failure that indicates the need for a comprehensive overhaul of current policies. For more, check out this Human Rights First Press Release. The organization's 10 point plan to end unjust security detentions and abuse is here.

The full military report is available here.