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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This FBI memo is listed as: Memorandum from FBI to Department of Justice - Re. REPATRIATION ISSUES, 09/15/2003 and is almost completely redacted except for one (1) line: "the FBI proposes that DOJ concur with DOD's recommendation to transfer for ...
Contents almost completely redacted. There is one line at the end of the memo that states "the FBI proposes that DOJ concur with DOD's recommendation for continued detention of [redacted detainee's name] at GMTO (Guantanamo)."
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re; Repatriation Issues, 03/18/2004. Contents redacted.
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re: repatriation issues, 03/19/2004.Contents redacted, except for "per documentation provided by DoD, the FBI proposes that DOJ concur with DoD's recommendation for continued detention in US DOD control", and ...
FBI memo to the Department of Justice re: Repatriation Issues, 05/07/2004. Contents redacted except for "The detainee summaries have been previously provided and do not contain any material changes." and "In addition, although the FBI concurs ...

FBI Repatriation Evaluation. Notes under heading "Investigative Summary" and "Interview Summary" entirely redacted. FBI "concurs with the DOD's recommendation of release and recommends transfer to continued ...

Memo from FBI General Counsel Valerie Caproni to all field office personnel reiterates FBI policy that "no attempt be made to obtain a statement by force, threats, or promises."  Approved by John S. Pistole and Valerie E. ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Legal Memo
Valerie E. Caproni
John S. Pistole, Valerie E. Caproni

Explains that FBI's Military Liaison and Detainee Unit is responsible for conducting a threat assessment for each Guantanamo detainee who becomes eligible for repatriation, and establishes a procedure to ensure an FBI interview is conducted of ...

This FBI memo is from Counter-terrorism to International Operations, Madrid. There is a reference to an enclosure (not attached).
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet

Memorandum from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Counterterrorism division in Afghanistan. The memorandum describes a meeting at the United States Embassy in Kabul, held by the Ambassador at Large for the United States Commission on War ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Pierre-Richard Prosper

Memorandum requesting creation of additional sub-files for quick access and retrieval of cable traffic received from Other Government Agencies regarding Guantanamo and Afghanistan and repatriation of detainees.

Memorandum with FBI recommendations to the Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice regarding detainees scheduled to appear before the Transfer Review Board. The contents are heavily redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

Memorandum from the FBI to Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees scheduled appear before the Transfer Review Board. The contents are heavily redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

Memorandum requesting Savannah ITC of the FBI to check for the real names and aliases of a list of Guantanamo detainees who are in consideration for repatriation. The Department of Defense originally requested the name check from the FBI.

Memorandum with the Federal Bureau of Investigation results of Department of Defense requested name checks on Guantanamo detainees scheduled to appear before the Transfer Review Board. The contents are heavily redacted.

Memorandum providing the Assistant Attorney General's office with recommendations regarding detainees scheduled appear before the Transfer Review Board. The contents are heavily redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio
Memorandum discussing the results of Department of Defense Criminal Investigation Task Force request for name checks on detainees scheduled to appear before the Transfer Review Board and the Military Liaison Detainee Unit. The contents if the ...
Memorandum regarding the repatriation of detainees scheduled to appear before the Transfer Review Board. All other contents redacted.

Provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. Contents almost entirely redacted. In most cases (names are redacted), FBI recommends that DOJ concur with DOD's ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

An FBI memo to the Department of Defense noting the results of FBI name checks on detainees who will appear before the Transfer Review Board.

This memo is entirely redacted except for its title and date.

A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. Contents mostly redacted.

A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board.  Contents mostly redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear ...

Memorandum from the FBI to the DOJ that provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. Contents of the memo are redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

Cable from FBI requesting Savannah ITC to check for the real names and aliases of a list of detainees who are in consideration for repatriation as per a Department of Defense request.

Memorandum from the FBI to the DOJ that provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. Contents of the memo are redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio

Memorandum from the FBI to the DOJ providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. Contents of the memo are redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

A memo requesting that the Savannah Information Technology Center check the names of a list of detainees who are in consideration for repatriation as per a Department of Defense request.

A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan
This FBI memo concerns issues associated with repatriating Guantanamo detainees back to their home countries after they have been before the Transfer Review Board, the Military Liaison & Detainee Unit (ML&DU). Contents completely redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Pat Rowan
Patrick Rowan
The document responds to a request for name-checks of detainees who are being considered for repatriation. The memo references a spreadsheet with the names of all those located at Guantanamo Bay (spreadsheet not provided).
The document provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board (heavily redacted).
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan
Heavily redacted document regarding detainee prosecutions and transfers. The memo notes that, “the FBI recommends DOJ disagree with the DOD recommendation regarding the following detainee,” with the remaining information redacted.

The FBI recommends that the detainee whose name is redacted stay in DoD custody, disagreeing with the DoD's determination to "release" the detainee. All other information is redacted.

Cable from FBI requesting Savannah ITC to check for the real names and aliases of a list of detainees who are in consideration for repatriation as per a Department of Defense request.

Memorandum from the FBI that provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board on March 30, 2004. The FBI's repatriation evaluations are included. Contents of the memo ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan

Memorandum from the FBI that provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board ON March 30, 2004. The FBI's repatriation evaluations are included. Contents of the ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan
Memorandum from the FBI that provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board ON March 30, 2004. The FBI's repatriation evaluations are attached. Contents of the ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan
Memorandum from the FBI that provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board ON March 30, 2004. The FBI's repatriation evaluations are attached. Contents of the ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan

This memo provided the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board.  Attached to the memo are FBI Repatriation Evaluations.  The contents of the memo are mostly ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan

This memo provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board.   Its contents are mostly redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Jerry R. DeMaio
Jerry R. DeMaio

This memo provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board.  Its contents are mostly redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan

A memo from the FBI to the DOJ containing the FBI's recommendations as to whether the DOJ should agree or disagree with the Department of Defense's recommendations for the continued detention, prosecution, transfer, or release of detainees in ...

This memo provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board.  Its contents are mostly redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan

This memo provides the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board.  Its contents are mostly redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Patrick Rowan
Patrick Rowan
An email from an FBI official to Valerie Caproni, General Counsel, FBI - Contents completely redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni

A string of emails regarding Abu Ghraib Prison abuse allegation forwarded from Tomas J. Harrington to Valerie Caproni noting that the FBI may be asked about Abu Ghraib and that FBI Director Mueller and General Ricardo Sanchez are aware of the ...