1. Janis Leigh Karpinski is a retired career officer in the United States Army Reserve.
21 Facts About Janis Karpinski
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Janis Karpinski is notable for having commanded the forces that operated Abu Ghraib and other prisons in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, at the time of the scandal related to torture and prisoner abuse.
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Janis Karpinski commanded three prisons in Iraq and the forces that ran them.
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In June 2003, during the United States-led occupation of Iraq, Karpinski was given command of the 800th Military Police Brigade, which meant she was responsible for the 15 detention facilities in southern and central Iraq run by Coalition forces.
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Janis Karpinski was given command of the National Guard and Army reserve units in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Janis Karpinski's demotion was not related officially to the abuse at Abu Ghraib.
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Janis Karpinski's education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and secondary education from Kean College, a Master of Arts degree in aviation management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.
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Janis Karpinski was commissioned into the United States Army as a second lieutenant in 1977.
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Janis Karpinski served primarily in intelligence and military police assignments, training the first group of female soldiers for the United Arab Emirates, and toured supporting the Special Forces and in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War.
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Janis Karpinski is married to George Karpinski, a lieutenant colonel at the United States embassy in Oman.
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In June 2003, during the US-led occupation of Iraq, Janis Karpinski was in command of the 800th Military Police Brigade placing her in charge of the fifteen detention facilities in southern and central Iraq run by Coalition forces.
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Janis Karpinski was given command of the National Guard and Army reserve units in the Iraqi city of Mosul who handled prisoners.
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In September 2003, Janis Karpinski led Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on a tour of the Abu Ghraib prison to demonstrate the way it had been used by Saddam Hussein to torture his enemies.
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Janis Karpinski insisted that prisoners under her watch were treated "humanely and fairly".
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Janis Karpinski's demotion was not officially related to the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison.
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Janis Karpinski was cited throughout the Taguba Report for repeated violations of procedure and good management, and not exercising her command as directed by regulations.
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BG Janis Karpinski was extremely emotional during much of her testimony.
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Janis Karpinski was issued a Memorandum of Admonishment by LTG Sanchez, Commander, CJTF-7, on 17 January 2004.
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Since her suspension, Janis Karpinski has made controversial accusations against her superiors in a series of interviews.
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In November 2006, Janis Karpinski told Spain's El Pais newspaper she had seen a letter apparently signed by Rumsfeld that allowed civilian contractors to use techniques such as sleep deprivation during interrogation.
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On March 8,2006, Janis Karpinski gave an interview to Dateline, on the Australian SBS network.