Lt. Col. Edwards was a force provider to the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center. His was an Interrogation Company. It provided interrogators & analyst to the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center, otherwise known as the JIDC. He also had an MP platoon that pulled some duty on perimeter security of Abu Ghraib. Lt. Col. Edwards then stated "I've heard rumors of events that have happened. I have not seen evidence". and that concluded his understanding about detainee abuse. around the prison.