After September 11, 2001, U.S. officials authorized the cruel treatment and torture of prisoners held in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo, and the CIA's secret prisons overseas.

This database documents the U.S. government's official experiment with torture. At present, the database contains well over 100,000 pages of government documents obtained primarily through Freedom of Information Act litigation and requests filed by the ACLU, and through litigation of Salim v. Mitchell, a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of the survivors and the family of a dead victim of the CIA torture program. To learn more about the database, please read the About and Search Help pages. If you're a developer, you can also access this data through our API.

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Feb. 10, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 287
Testimony of First Sergeant Brian G. Lipinski, 372nd Military Police Company.1SG Lipinski was under suspension from his 1SG duties at the time of this interview. He described his unit and how they arrived in Iraq. He said “Our soldiers have 3 ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Brian G. Lipinski, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Thomas Pappas
Feb. 13, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 294
Testimony of Sergeant Michael Smith, Army Dog Handler. In discussing how the dog(s) under his control are used. SGT Smith said "Dogs are used at the last level, before deadly force, to prevent escape. I've never had to use my dog in my uses of ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Michael Smith, Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias
Feb. 12, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 296
Testimony of Mr. Steve Stephanowicz US Civilian Contract Interrogator, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade. Mr. Stephanowicz is a Navy intelligence specialist. He was employed by CJTF-7 to support operations in Iraq, specifically, Abu Ghraib ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Steve Stephanowicz, Carolyn A. Wood, Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez, John Israel
Physical assault, Stomach/abdominal slap, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming, Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
Feb. 12, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 297
Testimony of Mr. John Israel. Mr. Israel is a US Civilian Contract linguist/Interpreter hired by the Department of Defense through the Titan Corporation and assigned to the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade to assist in detainee interrogations ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript, Statement)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, John Israel, John P. Abizaid, Thomas Pappas
Feb. 10, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 307
Testimony of First Lieutenant Michael A. Drayton, Commander, 870th Military Police Company. 1LT Drayton described the tension between the Military Police and the Military Intelligence components at Abu Ghraib. Then the 1Lt stated "One of my ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Michael A. Drayton, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Jerry Phillabaum, Thomas Pappas
General, Physical assault