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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June 15, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2764

Refers to "Agency Issues." All other info redacted.

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Patrick Rowan | Bobby Higdon | James Candelmo | Barry Sabin | Frank Whitney | Christopher A. Wray
David E. Nahmias, Patrick Rowan, Robert J. Higdon Jr., James A. Candelmo, Barry Sabin, Frank D. Whitney, Christopher A. Wray
June 11, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2765
David A. Passaro was a contractor working on behalf of CIA, indicted in relation to interrogation techniques that resulted in death of a detainee, Abdul Wali, in Afghanistan. The indictment alleges that Passaro "beat Adbul Wali, using his hands ...
Oct. 15, 2004
Judicial (Pleading)
Frank D. Whitney | James A. Candelmo | Michael P. Sullivan
David A. Passaro, Frank D. Whitney, James A. Candelmo, Michael P. Sullivan
Abdul Wali
Physical assault, General
CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2766
A timeline for DOJ criminal case, US v. Passaro.
Oct. 15, 2004
Other
David A. Passaro
Aug. 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2767
Refers to "Daily." Contents Completely Redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias | Barry Sabin | Michael J. Mullaney
David E. Nahmias, Barry Sabin, Michael J. Mullaney, Patrick Rowan
July 08, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2768
Refers to Draft OLC opinion. All other info redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Patrick Rowan | John Richter | Laura Parsky | Bruce Swartz | Christopher A. Wray
David E. Nahmias, Patrick Rowan, John Richter, Laura H. Parsky, Bruce Swartz, Christopher A. Wray
May 06, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2769
Refers to Talking Points on Iraq detainees. Mentions draft ("Iraq_Detainees-AG") with edits by Corallo and Ayres.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Monica Gooding
David E. Nahmias | John Richter | Patrick Rowan | Christopher A. Wray | Mark Corallo
Monica Gooding, David E. Nahmias, John Richter, Patrick Rowan, Christopher A. Wray, Mark Corallo, David Ayres
May 14, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2770
Email with an attachment called "DOJ Assistance Programs for the..." Attachment not provided.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Adam Isles
Rena Comisac | Joseph Jones | Bruce Swartz | Karl Maschino | Carl Alexandre
Karl Maschino, Adam Isles, Rena Comisac, Joseph Jones, Carl Alexandre, Bruce Swartz
June 16, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2771

Document fully redacted. Email subject: Crim Report for 6/17/2004.

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Robert Hur
Ronnie Edelman | Monica Gooding | Stuart Levey | David E. Nahmias | Patrick Philbin | John Richter | Barry Sabin | Janet Potter | Robert McCallum | Bryan Sierra | Christopher A. Wray | Patrick Rowan | Daniel B. Levin | James B. Comey
Robert Hur, Mark Corallo, Ronnie Edelman, Monica Gooding, Stuart Levey, David E. Nahmias, Patrick Philbin, John Richter, Barry Sabin, Janet Potter, Robert McCallum, Bryan Sierra, Christopher A. Wray, Patrick Rowan, James B. Comey, Jeffrey Taylor, Chuck Rosenberg, Daniel B. Levin, Adam Isles, Laura H. Parsky, Rena Comisac, Daniel Klein
June 02, 2004 | OLC | ACLU-RDI 2772
An email distributing "AG talking points on interrogations" in anticipation of a meeting. An attachment is included but not provided with the document.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Steven G. Bradbury
Patrick Rowan | David E. Nahmias | Peter B. Owen | William Moschella | Jack L. Goldsmith | Patrick Philbin | Daniel J. Bryant | Daniel B. Levin | Crystal Roberts | Sean McLaughlin | Rena Comisac | Robert B. Parmiter | Renee Lerner | Rebecca Seidel
Steven G. Bradbury, Patrick Rowan, David E. Nahmias, Peter B. Owen, William E. Moschella, Jack L. Goldsmith, Patrick Philbin, Daniel J. Bryant, Daniel B. Levin, Crystal Roberts, Sean McLaughlin, Judith S. Garrett, Thomas R. Kane, Julie E. Samuels, Rena Comisac, Renee Lerner, Paul P. Colborn, David Blake, Rebecca Seidel, Robert B. Parmiter, Patrick Rowan
June 07, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2773
Emails refer to AG's Iraq follow-on briefing and talking point papers. Attached documents are referenced, but not provided.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Patrick Rowan
Peter B. Owen | David E. Nahmias | Crystal Roberts | Daniel J. Bryant | Daniel B. Levin | Jack L. Goldsmith | Patrick Philbin | Sean McLaughlin | William Moschella | Judith S. Garrett | John Richter | Angela Brown | Rena Comisac | David Blake | Thomas R. Kane
Patrick Rowan, Peter B. Owen, David E. Nahmias, Crystal Roberts, Daniel J. Bryant, Daniel B. Levin, Jack L. Goldsmith, Patrick Philbin, Sean McLaughlin, William E. Moschella, Thomas R. Kane, Judith S. Garrett, Bruce Swartz, Julie E. Samuels, Rena Comisac, John Richter, Angela Brown, David Blake, Paul P. Colborn, Rebecca Seidel, Renee Lerner, Robert B. Parmiter, Pete Jones