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 29, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3080
Email to M. Chris Briese concerning a statement of an Iraqi civilian detained by the 2/501st Military Police (MP) Unit at Abu Ghraib Prison, Baghdad, Iraq. The detainee states he was turtored "from morning until the morning of the next day"; ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Gary M. Bald
M. Chris Briese | Valerie E. Caproni
Gary M. Bald, Valerie E. Caproni, M. Chris Briese, Thomas J. Harrington, Edward H. Lueckenhoff
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, General, Stomach/abdominal slap, Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Other
July 15, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3081
Email details FBI investigation of mistreatment, abuse or "highly aggressive" treatment of detainees in Iraq that are known or observed by FBI agents who have cycled through Guantanamo. The email states that fourteen (14) agents have witnessed ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Marion E. Bowman
Valerie E. Caproni
Marion E. Bowman, Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington, Steven C. McCraw, J. Stephen Tidwell, Janice K. Fedarcyk, Patrick W. Kelley, Frankie Battle, M. Chris Briese, Patrick Leahy, Gary M. Bald, Arthur M. Cummings, II, Eleni P. Kalisch, Kenneth L. Wainstein, Cassandra M. Chandler, John S. Pistole, Hector M. Pesquera
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Other
May 18, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 3082
An immediate DOD Press Release: "Review Procedures Announced for Guantanamo Detainees"
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3083
Entire Contents redacted.
May 17, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3084
Entire contents redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Marion E. Bowman, Valerie E. Caproni
May 18, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3085
Entire contents redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Eleni P. Kalisch, Cassandra M. Chandler, Gary M. Bald, Valerie E. Caproni
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3086
Contents redacted.
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3087
Entire contents redacted.
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3088
Pages 1559 - 1580 were inadvertently skipped during numbering
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3089
Cover page marked "OGC E-MAILS PART 2 [Pages 1581-16861].
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3090
E-mails between FBI Officials: Chris Swecker, Robert S. Mueller III, Valerie E. Caproni, Bruce J. Gebhardt and [names redacted] re: update on two open prisoner abuse cases Update on 2 open prisoner abuse cases, including alleged rape case. ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Chris Swecker
Robert S. Mueller | Valerie E. Caproni
Robert A. Spencer, Alex J. Turner, Robert S. Mueller, Valerie E. Caproni, Chris Swecker, Bruce J. Gebhardt
July 15, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3091

Emails concerning internal DOD news with this initial comment from Marion "Spike" Bowman: "I understand that there is/was to be a strategy session with FBI in about 10 days. I presume those in the FBI involved with this ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Marion E. Bowman
Gary M. Bald | Arthur M. Cummings, II | Valerie E. Caproni | John F. Curran
Gary M. Bald, Arthur M. Cummings, II, Marion E. Bowman, John F. Curran
June 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3092
Emails concerning a report of possible detainee abuse at Temporary Holding Facility (THF) 6-26 outstation. Notes that detainee arrived from Temporary Holding Facility with marks (burns) on him that seemed suspicious. When questioned about the ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Gary M. Bald
Valerie E. Caproni | John S. Pistole | Bruce J. Gebhardt | Thomas J. Harrington
Valerie E. Caproni, Gary M. Bald, Bruce J. Gebhardt, John S. Pistole
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3093
FBI Questionnaire Concerning Activities at GTMO. List of questions to be answered by interviewees regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO.
Nov. 04, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3094
FBI Letter from T. J. Harrington to the Dept. of Defense concerning suspected mistreatment of detainees. The letter notifies DOD of three separate incidents of "highly aggressive interrogation techniques being used against detainees in ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
Thomas J. Harrington
William J. Haynes, II, Marion E. Bowman, Thomas J. Harrington
Physical assault, Sexual, Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious
June 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3095
FBI Emails between Valerie E. Caproni, Chris Swecker and Others concerning reports of abuse of detainees at Guantanamo and the scheduled interview of a specific (un-named) detainee who is considered a High Value target. Many of the emails in the ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Chris Swecker | Joseph R. Lewis | Marion E. Bowman | John S. Pistole | Gary M. Bald | Eleni P. Kalisch | John F. Curran | Michael T. Roachford | David Szady
Robert A. Spencer, Bruce Swartz, Laura H. Parsky, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Robert S. Mueller, John D. Ashcroft, John F. Curran, Marion E. Bowman, Valerie E. Caproni
June 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3096
FBI email attaching report that provides details from an individual who observed serious physical abuses of civilian detainees in Iraq.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Robert S. Mueller, Bruce J. Gebhardt, Cassandra M. Chandler, John S. Pistole, Grant Ashley, Gary M. Bald, Arthur M. Cummings, II
June 08, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3097
FBI Memo: Integrity in Government/Civil Rights Section Filed Investigations Iraq/Afghanistan June 2004. Notes several corruption cases and alleged rape case.
June 25, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3098
An unidentified individual informed the FBI Sacramento Field Office of numerous physical abuse incidents of Iraqi civilian detainees he/she observed in Iraq. The individual described that such abuses included strangulation, beatings, placement ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Robert S. Mueller
Bruce J. Gebhardt, Cassandra M. Chandler, John S. Pistole, Grant Ashley, Gary M. Bald, Arthur M. Cummings, II
Physical assault, General, Other
June 24, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3099
Most emails are heavily redacted concerning the Interview protocols (IP) involving a High Valued Detainee at Camp V (Five) at Guantanamo. The first email in the chain states "Although the recommended changes add detail that we believe is ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Janice K. Fedarcyk | J. Stephen Tidwell | Marion E. Bowman
Valerie E. Caproni, Janice K. Fedarcyk, Bruce J. Gebhardt, J. Stephen Tidwell
Use of phobias
June 29, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3100
FBI E-mail from Chris Swecker to Valerie E. Caproni re: UR714/SC/Detainee Abuse. [Email is heavily redacted] Later e-mails note that decision was made at DOJ that these matters would not be investigated as Civil Rights Violations. There is ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Chris Swecker, Marion E. Bowman, John F. Curran, Joseph R. Lewis, Jana D. Monroe, Eleni P. Kalisch, Maureen Baginski, Charles Phalen, David W. Szady, Mark J. Mershon, Michael P. Sullivan
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3101
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3102
Entire contents of the letter are redacted, except Valerie E. Caproni's signature.
Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3103
Entire contents of the letter are redacted, except Valerie E. Caproni's signature.
Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
June 10, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3104
Emails between Valerie E. Caproni and Marion E. Bowman and John F. Curran re: Department of Justice 2002 Torture Memo.the email states "Folks, Note that I'm still trolling the intemet in hopes of finding the 2002 DOJ memo re use of torture. The ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Marion E. Bowman | John F. Curran
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, John F. Curran
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3105
This email concerns preparing for an upcoming House Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence hearing and preparation of the testimony to be given. One of the emails in this chain states "We didn't actually interview (redacted detainee) at Camp Echo ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Bruce J. Gebhardt, Cassandra M. Chandler, John S. Pistole
May 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3106
These emails are to clarify an Electronic Communication (EC) sent by the FBI's Office of the General Counsel to field agents informing them that they must report incidents of abuse that they know of or become aware of. The initial email requests ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Gary M. Bald | M. Chris Briese | Valerie E. Caproni | Thomas J. Harrington | Frankie Battle | Arthur M. Cummings, II
Gary M. Bald, Valerie E. Caproni, Arthur M. Cummings, II, Frankie Battle, Thomas J. Harrington, M. Chris Briese, George W. Bush
Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other
May 28, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3107
Emails concerning a briefing paper on FBI role in interrogations. Email discusses a DOJ prep meeting and needing the briefing paper before that meeting. One email states "If, during the conduct of any interview, events occur that, in the opinion ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
John F. Curran | Frankie Battle
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3108
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
May 13, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3109
Email from Thomas J. Harrington to Valerie Caproni re: BOC E-mail, Priority, January 24, 2004 [redacted] Allegations regarding Abu Ghurayb Prison. Mr. Harrington forwarded an e-mail to Caproni, he believed the e-mail contained "interesting ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Thomas J. Harrington
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington, Robert S. Mueller, Gary M. Bald, M. Chris Briese, Frankie Battle, Dana Biehl, Bruce A. Pagel, Ricardo Sanchez
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3110
Entire contents redacted.
Jan. 27, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3111
FBI Memo re: Interview/Interrogation -1/27/2004- AGC- Attorney Client Privileged Material. Entire document redacted. The following was in this description box, not clear where the information came from, because the document is completely ...
Jan. 27, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3112
FBI Memo from EAD Pistole to Counter-terrorism, attn: Gary M. Bald, M.Chris Briese, and Valerie E. Caproni re: 315E-HQ-1448534, 01/27/2004. Interrogation team, Baghdad, seeks authority to question the subject without reading the subject warnings ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
John S. Pistole, Gary M. Bald, M. Chris Briese, Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran
May 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3113

Emails between m Valerie E. Caproni to to Steven C. McGraw re: List of agents at Abu Ghraib Prison October 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003. Heavily redacted.

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
M. Chris Briese | Thomas J. Harrington | Frankie Battle | Marion E. Bowman | John F. Curran | Steven C. McCraw
Valerie E. Caproni, Steven C. McCraw, M. Chris Briese, Frankie Battle, Thomas J. Harrington, John F. Curran, Marion E. Bowman
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3114
Draft Document re: Guantanamo, Iraq, and Afghanistan Entire contents redacted.
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3115
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
| ACLU-RDI 3116
Unidentified document that appears to be a Non- legal memo or e-mail drafted by Marion E. Bowman. Entire document is completely redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Marion E. Bowman
May 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3117

Email between Valerie Caproni, M.C. Briese and T.J. Harrington re: Names of agents who've been TDY'd to Iraq. Email also mentions a need to know the names of all agents who conducted interrogations at Abu Ghurayb, Iraq during October 1, ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Thomas J. Harrington | M. Chris Briese | Frankie Battle
Valerie E. Caproni, M. Chris Briese, Frankie Battle
May 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3118
Emails between [redacted party], Valerie Caproni and John Curran re: Interrogation. Mentions a NY Times article discussing Steve Cambone's testimony that DoD guidelines permit the forced disrobing of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Stephen A. Cambone
May 07, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3119
Emails between Valerie E. Caproni amd Michael A. Mason re: Referrals. Concerning referrals of criminal cases to the FBI regarding potential detainee abuse.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Michael A. Mason
May 07, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3120
E-mails between John S. Pistole, T.J. Harrington, Valerie E. Caproni, and Others re: FBI operations in Guantanamo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Emails discuss a general concern for FBI operations and interrogation techniques used. Also, there is a ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
John S. Pistole
Valerie E. Caproni | Albert T. Church | Frankie Battle | Thomas J. Harrington
Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington, John S. Pistole, Albert T. Church, Frankie Battle
May 07, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3121
Emails between Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, T.J. Harrington, and Others re: Reported incidents of possible detainee abuse at Guantanamo Bay. An NAE official reports three incidents he/she witnessed while in Guantanamo Bay on or around ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Thomas J. Harrington
John F. Curran | Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni, Jay W. Hood, Thomas J. Harrington, John F. Curran
Threat, Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious, Other
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. 03, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3123
FBI Memo re: Objectives for the scheduled deployment of FBI personnel to Guantanamo. Memo is from Counter terrorism to Counter terrorism. [Initial document is completely redacted, with exception to the paragraph titles]. The second memo ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Gary M. Bald, Marcus C. Thomas, Michael P. Clifford, John F. Curran, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Feb. 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3124
Emails between Marion E. Bowman, Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran and Others re: Travel to GTMO. A general in GTMO is objecting to an FBI task in GTMO. Admiral James McGarrah requests a "high level" FBI person to come to GTMO for a problem that ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Marion E. Bowman | John F. Curran
James M. McGarrah, Valerie E. Caproni, Frankie Battle, David W. Szady, M. Chris Briese, Marion E. Bowman, John F. Curran
July 26, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3125

Emails between Patrick W. Kelley, Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran and Others re: US DOJ Executive Secretariat correspondence. Urges the AG to do all he can to ensure regular unrestricted access by the International Committee of the Red ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Patrick W. Kelley
Valerie E. Caproni | John F. Curran | Marion E. Bowman | Thomas J. Harrington | Bruce J. Gebhardt | John S. Pistole
Patrick W. Kelley, Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Marion E. Bowman, Thomas J. Harrington, Jonathan I. Solomon, John S. Pistole, Maureen Baginski, Grant Ashley, Gary M. Bald, Eleni P. Kalisch, Glenn A. Fine, John D. Ashcroft, Chris Swecker, Bruce J. Gebhardt
July 30, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3126

Emails between Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, and Others re: Combatant Status Review Tribunal in Guantanamo. Discusses status of the tribunal process for four enemy combatants; one e-mail notes disappointment ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, Donald H. Rumsfeld
May 22, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3127
Translated Interview of Guantanamo detainee re: conditions/treatment at Guantanamo. The detainee stated he was beaten unconscious approximately three or four weeks ago when he was still at Camp X-Ray. Stated that an unknown number of guards ...
Sept. 02, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3128
FBI Memo re: NCIS investigation into detainee abuse. Memo concerns an NCIS investigation into reported detainee abuse. When interviewed, detainees were unable to provide names/agencies of their abusers. However, they were able to provide ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3129
Emails between Valerie E. Caproni, Frankie Battle, Marion E. Bowman and Others re: GTMO tribunal schedule. Emails refer to latest "GTMO CSRT List." Concerns GTMO tribunal list and status of detainee tribunals at GTMO. The list is attached and ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Frankie Battle
Valerie E. Caproni | Marion E. Bowman
Frankie Battle, Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman