For the Chinese extralegal detention centers, seeBlack jails.
Theblack jail was aU.S. militarydetention camp established in 2002 insideBagram Air Base,Afghanistan. Since thewithdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, it is no longer in operation. Distinct from themain prison of the Bagram Internment Facility, the black jail was run by the U.S.Defense Intelligence Agency and U.S.Special Operations Forces. There were numerous allegations of abuse associated with the prison, including beatings, sleep deprivation and forcing inmates intostress positions. U.S. authorities have refused to acknowledge the prison's existence.[1] The facility consisted of individual windowless concretecells, each illuminated by a single light bulb glowing 24 hours a day. Its existence was first reported by journalistAnand Gopal and confirmed by many subsequent investigations.[2][3][4]
BBC News reported on May 11, 2010, that the Red Cross had confirmed the site's existence to them and that they had heard the accounts of former inmates.[9][10][11]
