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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Medical records of an Iraqi civilian with bilateral Fractures to Lower Extremities; Broken legs from Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA). Medical conditions included, shattered legs and hurt shoulder. Medical treatment included, nailing of left and ...
Medical records of a 40 year old Iraqi Male, confirmed to be an Enemy Prisoner of War. Medical conditions included, bilateral wounds to legs; gunshot wounds to the right knee. Medical treatment included, surgery to right knee, skin close. The ...
Medical reports for a 30 year-old Iraqi male detainee suffering from bi-lateral leg fractures and fractured hip. The medical records do not state how the detainee received his injuries and does not give any personal information on the detainee.
Medical records and progress notes of an unidentified patient. Medical conditions include, femoral fracture and tibia fracture; multiple shrapnel wounds to the right leg.The medical records do not give any indication as to how the detainee ...
Medical records of an unidentified Iraqi civilian male. Medical conditions included, tibia fracture; gunshot wounds to the lower extremities (complained of pain in right hip and right knee). Medical procedure included, blood transfusion and an ...
Medical record of Iraqi 30 year-old male with a tibia fracture. The medical records do not give any indication as to how the patient received his injuries or any personal information on the gentleman.
Iraqi male detainee of unknown age treated for multiple gunshots with shrapnel wound to the thigh, leg, calf (tibia/fibula); femur fracture, neck fracture. The medical records do not state how the detainee received his injuries and does not give ...
Medical records of a 45 year-old Iraqi civilian male. Medical conditions, include buttocks and thigh wounds due to multiple gunshot wounds. Hip fracture, will likely require a prosthetic hip replacement. Images of x-ray.
Medical records of an 8 year-old Iraqi male civilian involved in a motor vehicle accident. Medical procedures included a craniotomy, chest tube and a tracheotomy. Patient was described as unresponsive.
Medical records of a 55 year-old Iraqi male detainee suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medical conditions, include: gun shot wound to the buttocks, groin, calf, left leg & thighs and nerve palsy. The medical records do not state how the ...
Medical record of 47 year-old Iraqi male detainee suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the pelvis, groin, legs and torso. The medical records do not state how the detainee received his injuries and does not give any personal information on ...
MSG Girman is accused of willfully failing to safeguard from assault or abuse captured Iraqi prisoners of war; kicking a detainee in the groin, abdomen and head; kicking, punching and dragging a detainee by the armpits; kicking a detainee in the ...
Email lists the names/ numbers of detainees cleared for release from Camp Bucca [detainee names/numbers redacted].
Email lists the names/numbers of detainees cleared for release from Camp Bucca [detainee names/numbers redacted].
Email describes a new, streamlined screening process for detainees and lists 175 detainees cleared for release from Abu Ghraib, Al-Salhiva, Camp Bucca, Camp Cropper and Tasferrat [detainee names and numbers redacted].
June 16, 2005
Email
Janis Leigh Karpinski
DOD lists of detainees who are cleared for release from Abu Ghraib, Al Salhiya, Camp Bucca and Tasferrat [detainee names/numbers redacted].
Email lists the names/numbers of detainees cleared for release from Camp Bucca [detainee names/numbers redacted].
Email lists the names/ numbers of detainees cleared for release from Abu Ghareb, Al Salhiya, Camp Bucca, Camp Cropper and Tasferrat [detainee names/numbers redacted].
Email notifies recipient(s) of detainees who are cleared for release from Abu Ghraib, Camp Cropper, Rusafa, Tasferrat, and Camp Bucca [detainee names and numbers redacted]. Also, there is an attachment referenced in the email with detainee ...
Email lists the names/numbers of detainees cleared for release from Abu Ghraib, Camp Bucca, Camp Cropper, and Tasferrat [names/numbers redacted].
An Army Colonel emails a Chief Warrant Officer at Camp Bucca to establish a list of detainees that are eligible for release from custody. The email states "I have been checking for several days and many of these prisoners do not even have files ...
Document is a table of contents and a training schedule.
DOD PowerPoint discusses the use of non-lethal force against detainees during disorders and disturbances. Provides instructions on riot control.
Coalition Provisional Authority Forces Apprehension Form; Form an official completes when a person is apprehended.
DOD Presentation discussing steps to take for forcibly moving an uncooperative detainee including the use of restraints, pepper spray, and/or straightjacket.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discusses procedures for visiting a detention camp.
DOD PowerPoint discusses procedures for detainee meal operations.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing staff procedures when in close confinement, including controlling access to cell block and segregation of detainees.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing procedures for cell block/compound guard duties and methods for maintaining detainee accountability.
DOD PowerPoint discusses appropriate actions to take in the event of a bomb or incendiary or explosive device is on site.
Presentation discussing self-defense techniques.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing the use of force on detainees. Establishes different levels of force from verbal persuasion to deadly force, when to use each level of force and the authorization required at each level.
PowerPoint presentation discussing and depicting methods for applying handcuffs and leg restraints on detainees.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for escorting detainees when moving them to designated areas inside and outside the detainee camp.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for identifying contraband and procedures for conducting a frisk search, strip search, inspection/ shakedown of detainee's area, seizing contraband and observing safety precautions.
PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for ensuring the safety of staff members at detention camps. Includes being aware of potential attacks and reacting to dangerous situations.
PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for conducting physical security operations in a detainee camp. Includes procedures for safeguarding and securing keys and locking devices, security measures for the general areas and high risk areas. ...
PowerPoint presentation discussing the impact of the HIV and hepatitis viruses and identifies universal precautions and preventative measures in a detainee environment. Discusses the testing and management of detainees infected with HIV or other ...
PowerPoint presentation discussing how to account for detainees, including correct procedures for conducting head counts and bed checks.
PowerPoint presentation entitled "Communicate with Detainees & Muslim Cultural Awareness." Discusses methods for effectively communicating with detainees, including dealing with problem detainees. Includes a lesson on Islam, its history and ...
PowerPoint presentation discusses methods for dealing with stress while working as a staff member in a detainee camp.
Power Point presentation entitled "Geneva Convention Humane Treatment of Detainees." The presentation defines current detention operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defines key terms and standards of conduct when interacting with detainees. ...
Power Point presentation explaining the responsibilities of U.S. armed forces and detainees' rights under the laws of war. Includes rules for record keeping, lessons for drafting sworn statements, and obligations to treat detainees with dignity ...
Coalition Provisional Authority Ministry of Justice list of Iraqi Prisoners being released. The release policy is clarified in this email. Camp Bucca, Camp Cropper and Abu Ghraib prison are all mentioned. All names redacted. The email also ...
May 16, 2005
Email
Janis Leigh Karpinski
Basic information about detention procedures in Iraq. Includes a list of detention centers, counts of detainees currently held, and manuals that proscribe detainee treatment.
List of detainees in Iraq to be reviewed. All names redacted. This document is the attachment to ACLU RDI 1216.
Coalition Provisional Authority Ministry of Justice list of Iraqi Prisoners being released. All names redacted. The email mentions that eighty-four (84) prisoners at Camp Bucca were authorized for release. It also mentions the Rusafa Facility. ...
Standard Operating Procedures for when a detainee dies in custody, including how to report to chain of command and how to document the death.