Human rights groups have cited the Meshal case as evidence that the Ethiopian and American governments are running a secret detention program.

The report acknowledged that the secret detention program "has led to the identification of terrorists and the disruption of terrorist plots."

Under state law, some inmates charged with nonviolent crimes can be released from jail and placed under supervised detention programs.

Westchester severed ties with the agency and sought a new location for its detention program.

Officials in Hastings said they were caught off guard by the move, and were seeking further information on the detention program.

Mr. Roberts also testified that the state had often placed juvenile offenders with "special needs" in detention programs out of state.

Who provided the "muscle" in the C.I.A. interrogation and detention program?

The detention program remains so highly classified that the members of Congress would discuss the restrictions that surround it only in the most general of terms.

The restrictions also appear to have had the effect of limiting public discussion about the C.I.A.'s detention program.

Human rights groups have accused the Ethiopian government of running a secret detention program and breaking international law.