LYNNDIE ENGLAND
Name: Lynndie Rana
Born: 8 November 1982 Ashland, Kentucky
Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a convicted felon and former
United States Army reservist who served in the 372nd Military Police Company.
She was one of several soldiers convicted by the Army courts-martial in
connection with the torture and prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in
Baghdad during the occupation of Iraq.
England held the rank of Specialist while serving in Iraq. Along with other
soldiers, she was found guilty of inflicting sexual, physical and psychological
abuse on Iraqi prisoners of war.
England faced a general court-martial in January 2005 on charges of conspiracy
to maltreat prisoners and assault consummated by battery. The formal charges did
not mention the word "torture," although some commentators have so described her
conduct. On April 30, 2005, England agreed to plead guilty to abuse charges. Her
plea bargain would have reduced her maximum sentence from 16 years to 11 years
had it been accepted by the military judge. She would have pleaded guilty to
four counts of maltreating prisoners, two counts of conspiracy, and one count of
dereliction of duty. In exchange, prosecutors would have dropped two other
charges, committing indecent acts and failure to obey a lawful order.
On May 4, 2005, military judge Col. James Pohl tossed out her plea bargain, as
new testimony by now Pvt. Charles Graner suggested that Pfc. England did not
know her actions were wrong at the time. This contradicted Pfc. England's
statements of May 2, 2005, when she entered her guilty plea. On September 26,
2005, England was convicted of one count of conspiracy, four counts of
maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act. She was
acquitted on a second conspiracy count. She was sentenced to three years in a
military prison for her crimes.
England worked in the kitchen of a prison (Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar)
from which she was paroled on 3 March, 2007, after having served 521 days.
She will remain on parole through September 2008, when her three-year sentence
will be complete and she will receive a dishonorable discharge.
Name: Lynndie Rana
Born: 8 November 1982 Ashland, Kentucky
Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a convicted felon and former
United States Army reservist who served in the 372nd Military Police Company.
She was one of several soldiers convicted by the Army courts-martial in
connection with the torture and prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in
Baghdad during the occupation of Iraq.
England held the rank of Specialist while serving in Iraq. Along with other
soldiers, she was found guilty of inflicting sexual, physical and psychological
abuse on Iraqi prisoners of war.
England faced a general court-martial in January 2005 on charges of conspiracy
to maltreat prisoners and assault consummated by battery. The formal charges did
not mention the word "torture," although some commentators have so described her
conduct. On April 30, 2005, England agreed to plead guilty to abuse charges. Her
plea bargain would have reduced her maximum sentence from 16 years to 11 years
had it been accepted by the military judge. She would have pleaded guilty to
four counts of maltreating prisoners, two counts of conspiracy, and one count of
dereliction of duty. In exchange, prosecutors would have dropped two other
charges, committing indecent acts and failure to obey a lawful order.
On May 4, 2005, military judge Col. James Pohl tossed out her plea bargain, as
new testimony by now Pvt. Charles Graner suggested that Pfc. England did not
know her actions were wrong at the time. This contradicted Pfc. England's
statements of May 2, 2005, when she entered her guilty plea. On September 26,
2005, England was convicted of one count of conspiracy, four counts of
maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act. She was
acquitted on a second conspiracy count. She was sentenced to three years in a
military prison for her crimes.
England worked in the kitchen of a prison (Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar)
from which she was paroled on 3 March, 2007, after having served 521 days.
She will remain on parole through September 2008, when her three-year sentence
will be complete and she will receive a dishonorable discharge.