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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Mar. 20, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3122
Emails between Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran and Others re: Tribunal proceedings. Discusses the prosecution of two individuals with FBI testimony playing leading role in the tribunal process. [One redacted email author refers to himself in ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran
Mar. 21, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1447
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for soldiers concerning their observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 21, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 3192
FBI Memo re: To Provide Counterterrorism and CIRG Divisions with a Progress Report. Encloses FBI team "Interrogation Strategy". Document heavily redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Other
M. Chris Briese, Frankie Battle, J. Stephen Tidwell, Janice K. Fedarcyk, Edward H. Lueckenhoff
Mar. 21, 2004 | OLC | ACLU-RDI 5048
An OLC memo analyzing the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in the Time of War ("GC"). The memo provides three opinions. Part I concludes that "GC governs the occupation of Iraq." Part II discusses GC's general ...
Mar. 15, 2013
Legal Memo
Jack Goldsmith
Scott Muller
William J. Haynes, II, Scott W. Muller, Jack L. Goldsmith, Alberto R. Gonzales
Mar. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1440
Questions for the Chaplain concerning his observations and experience in dealing with detainees and about the soldiers' morale, spiritual wellness and stress levels. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1618
An Army questionnaire, including forty-six questions, given to a Captain regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. The handwritten responses are mostly illegible or redacted.
Mar. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1619
An Army questionnaire, including thirty-three questions, given to a Lieutenant Colonel regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. The handwritten responses are mostly illegible or redacted.
Mar. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1691
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for soldiers concerning their observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1699
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for soldiers concerning their observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee abuse ...
Mar. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1703
DoD Questionnaire: Questions for Officer/Chaplain concerning his observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response to the accusations of detainee ...