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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DOA | ACLU-RDI 733
Sworn statement of an Reserve Army Captain who stated they were approached with a thumb drive, which depicted images of dead anti-coalition forces and captured anti-coalition forces on the battlefield. Stated that he/she advised the unnamed ...
Apr. 27, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 734
Memo discusses interviews conducted by MG Fay regarding unauthorized photographs. States that a thumb drive was found in the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center (JIDC) with disturbing images on it. The interviewee reported he/she advised ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Non-legal Memo
George R. Fay
July 02, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 735
Sworn Statement of a Sergeant assigned to Abu Ghraib prison. The Sgt. recalled finding a detainee naked in their cell, the detainee was identified as a high level official. Recalled the detainee was embarrassed about being naked in the cell ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Nudity
June 02, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 736
Memo is an interview-statements regarding conditions in AG. Interviewee recalled finding a detainee naked in their cell, the detainee was identified as a high level official. Recalled the detainee was embarrassed about being naked in the cell ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Nudity
June 09, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 737
Statement by Lieutenant Colonel documenting an interview with the Commander of the 72nd Military Police Company, who discussed a former unit armorer at Abu Ghraib. This individual reportedly had a "nervous breakdown" after witnessing shootings ...
May 14, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 738
Newspaper article entitled,"Nevada national guard soldier says she reported no prisoner abuse." Article on National Guard Specialist, Donna Menesini. Menesini stated she was the 'older female soldier' who was mentioned during an Article 32 ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Other
Donna Menesini
May 27, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 739
This sworn statement by a Major was the Commander of the 325th Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion (BN), in Iraq that had Abu Ghraib Prison as one of the facilities in his portfolio of responsibility. He stated "In Jun 03. B Co moved to Camp ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Geoffrey D. Miller, George R. Fay
Use of phobias, Nudity
June 04, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 740
Sworn statement of a Staff Sergeant, US Army Reservist- member of GTMO Tiger Team, which deployed to Abu Ghraib prison from early October 2003 until mid December 2003. Recalled interview techniques, including 'fear up' and 'ego down,' stated the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Geoffrey D. Miller
Physical assault, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Nudity
June 09, 2004 | DIA | ACLU-RDI 741
Memo of telephonic interview of an Iraqi Survey Group (ISG) Debriefer. Memo notes that all ISG debriefings were conducted without use of coercive methods.
June 25, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 742
Memo discusses a request for a list of all medical personnel assigned to Combat Army Surgical Hospital (CASH) in AG.