BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The commander of U.S. detention facilities in Iraq said Saturday the military will continue to operate the Abu Ghraib prison despite calls from some U.S. lawmakers to close it because of a scandal over the abuse of Iraqi inmates.
However, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller said the United States plans to reduce the prison population. He said 300 inmates had been released last week and about 350 will be released next week.
"Currently we will continue to operate at the Abu Ghraib facility," Miller told reporters, adding that interrogations at the prison will also continue.
He said that if orders are received to close Abu Ghraib, the military would probably shift the mission to another facility, Camp Bucca, south of Basra.
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