This document is a memo to file for the Criminal Investigation Division to establish interim policy concerning the investigation and autopsy of detainee deaths occurring in the custody of the Armed Forces of the United States in a deployed environment. The policy change is as follows: 5-24(c) (3): Supervisory considerations for death investigations - In the case of a death of any person held as a detainee under the custody of the U.S. Army, the commander of the detention facility (or if the death did not occur in a facility, the commander of the unit exercising custody of the individual) will immediately report the death to Army law enforcement authorities...The body will not be released from US Custody without written authorization or prior approval from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner. Determination of the cause and manner of death in these cases will be the sole responsibility of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner or other physician designated by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner."