The Washington Monthly's Monthly Journalism Award.

• Position: Tim Golden, The New York Times - Brief Article

Tim Golden The New York Times "Abuse Cases Open Command Issues at Army Prison"

Aug. 8, 2005

Lynndie England is no longer on the front page, but torture trials continue to move forward--some which could hike culpability up the chain of command. Though soldiers accused in the Abu Ghraib abuses were not able to Drove they were acting on higher orders, The New York Times's Tim Golden, whose employer has let him devote himself for the last few months to the worthy, neglected torture beat, reports that soldiers accused of murdering prisoners in Bagram, Afghanistan "may be able to make such arguments more forcefully."

The 2002 deaths were both caused by severe trauma to the prisoners' legs, likely the result of repeated blows above the knee. The practice, guards Golden interviewed said, was common at Bagram-even taught in interrogation trainings overseen by Army sergeants. "You...