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 email is a response to a Bureau wide memo sent by Steve McCraw to illicit information from FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay to report any suspected or witnessed abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This FBI official observed a ...
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Memo discussing an Officials observations while in Guantanamo. Stated that on several occasions, he/she overheard loud music being played and people yelling loudly from behind closed doors of interview rooms. Stated that he/she observed strobe ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley
Steven C. McCraw, J. Stephen Tidwell, Janice K. Fedarcyk
Email states "I just briefed the SAC on your e-mail." and "I will talk to SC Battle as soon as possible upon his return from OCONUS travel on Sunday 8/3 unless he calls me before then. I'll also try to reach you by phone. I'll keep you posted." ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Frankie Battle
Email states "[redacted] from HQ called and wanted to know if the following detainees have been profiled by BAU: [redacted]. Pls call him, and let him know by this afternoon. They're looking to possibly fly these guys out to Afghanistan."
There is a reference to a "good plan," but all contents are redacted.
Email states"[redacted] has been, and continues to be involved in ongoing issues concerning Detainee [redacted]. Should you receive any requests for assistance on any matter regarding [redacted]. Please refer the requester to [redacted]. Thanks."
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Email to FBI officials providing logistics for their temporary duty (TDY) in Guantanamo. The email contains attachments, which lists what not to do and what to do while in Guantanamo such as: DO NOT utilize cell phones in GTMO, the Cuban ...
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Discusses accomplishment information from Guantanamo, includes training issues, contacts and meetings and summary of consultations.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley | Frankie Battle
Stephen R. Wiley, Frankie Battle
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
The memo is completely redacted. The only information that appears are the paragraph headings, entitled, Background, Current Status and Possible Solution.
The memo is completely redacted. The only information that appears refers to: SA [redacted] FBIHQ/Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS) 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 4913 Washington, D.C. 20535 Tel no: 202/324 [redacted]
CBC News Article: Hawala Unregulated International Financing Networks
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
Contents completely redacted.
Memo is an interrogation plan designed by SAs for Detainee [redacted], the memo's contents are redacted. The only information un-redacted are the paragraph headings, which include, Introduction, Behavioral Characteristics, and Recommendations. ...
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
Contents completly redacted.
Contents redacted, except for personal note on the passing of a former instructor at the Quantico training facility.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
Email from and to redacted re: Legal Issues re: Guantanamo. Contents redacted.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
Emai to Marion Bowman re: Guantanamo. Contents redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Marion E. Bowman
Marion E. Bowman, Frankie Battle, Stephen R. Wiley
FBI memo for SAC Stephen R. Wiley concerning issues at Guantanamo. The memo gives details about the FBI's BAU witnessing detainee abuse by DOD representatives that included: Sleep depravation; use of loud music/bright lights; and "growling" dogs. ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley
Stephen R. Wiley
An FBI agent who served at Guantanamo is responding to an EC sent to NCAVC, dated March 25, 2003. The agent states that the current email was on behalf of themself and another agent, and was also being sent "to every BAU SSA who spent their ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Frankie Battle
Frankie Battle
FBI Memo: Contents completly redacted.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet

CIA press release States that May 2004 New Yorker story on a "DOD/CIA program to abuse and humiliate Iraqi prisoners" is "fundamentally wrong" and that spokesman has no awareness of CIA officials who could have confirmed ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Other
Bill Harlow

Senator Cornyn fowarded correspondence he recieved from one of his constituents asking: "I read a story about 3 CIA personnel who may have killed three prisoners. The Agency submitted their reports to the Justice Dept. Interrogations of ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
Human Rights Watch claims that the detention facilities being operated by the CIA are un-lawful and requests to visit the detention facilities in Afghanistan. CIA General Counsel Scott W. Muller replies that the CIA is operating lawfully and ...
Memorandum from the FBI Counterterrorism division sent internally. The memo addresses FBI interviews conducted at Guantanamo by FBI Agents from San Diego and San Francisco. FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet is appended to the document.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Arthur M. Cummings, II
Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG)/Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Work Books Volume 3 cover sheet.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet

Cable from Savannah Information Technology Center reporting the results of the FBI's request for names of detainees who are being considered for repatriation.

FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
Fax cover sheet from Human Rights Watch/Asia to the CIA re: "We would very tioch appreciate if this Letter could be delivered to Director Tenet. A hard copy will also be mailed. Thank you very much." No attachments.
Dec. 15, 2004
Letter
George Tenet
George J. Tenet
Email from Steven C. McCraw seeks response from employees who served at GTMO after 9/11/01 re: whether they saw aggressive treatment, interrogations or interview techniques inconsistent with FBI policy/guidelines. This email was subsequently ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Steven C. McCraw, Thomas J. Harrington
Individual FBI agents who have submitted negitive EC's to the Inspection Division must also submit a brief negitive email to the Unit Chief to reconcile issues at Guantanamo
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Steven C. McCraw
Steven C. McCraw

Letter from Margaret P. Grafeld, DOS to Amrit Singh, ACLU re: the ACLU's FOIA Request. Letter states that the document production requested is being complied with in some parts and denied or withheld in part.

Dec. 13, 2004
Letter, Judicial
Margaret P. Grafeld
Margaret P. Grafeld

Letter from Margaret P. Grafeld, DOS to Amrit Singh, ACLU re: the ACLU's FOIA Request. Letter states that the document production requested is being complied with in some parts and denied or withheld in part.

Dec. 13, 2004
Letter, Judicial
Margaret P. Grafeld
Margaret P. Grafeld

Interview of Colin L. Powell regarding the U.S. decision to deny detainees at Guantanamo prisoner of war status. Mr. Powell explains the U.S. government's rationale and explains that by definition detained Taliban and Al-Qaida personnel are ...

Dec. 02, 2004
Interview (Questionnaire)
Colin L. Powell, Sharon E. Ahmad
This is a letter from U.S. representative in the UK as the Director of United Kingdom, Benelux, and Ireland Affairs to Ms. Helen Clark, MP, UK House of Commons thanking her for her recent letter and concerns over the detainment and treatment of ...
Dec. 02, 2004
Letter
Alexander Karagiannis
Helen Clark
Alexander Karagiannis
This letter is from Paula J. Dobriansky, State Department Under Secretary for Global Affairs to Sen. Bingaman (D-NM) responding to the Senator’s recent letter raising concerns over an article in the Washington Post concerning allegations of ...
Dec. 02, 2004
Letter
Paula Dobriansky
Jeff Bingaman | Charles E. Grassley
Paula J. Dobriansky, Jesse Francis Bingaman, Jr., Charles E. Grassley
This State Department document is a talking points memo addressing the Guantanamo detainees and their treatment. It states: The United States has detained al-Qaida, Taliban, and other enemy combatants who pose a threat to the U.S. and our allies; ...
State Department memo addressing the release of January 2002 photographs of unidentified Guantanamo detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The memo states that although there was criticism of the release of the photo(s) the release was not a ...
State Department talking points memo on addressing the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo. The memo poses potential questions and answers to be given in response.
Dec. 02, 2004
Non-legal Memo
David A. Kaye, Evan T. Bloom
This letter from Amb. Prosper to an un-named person is a response to a letter the recipient sent to Pres. Bush concerning the legal status of the detainees at Guantanamo. The letter states "Under international law the detainees at Guantanamo are ...
Dec. 02, 2004
Letter
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper, George W. Bush
State Department talking points memo on addressing the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo. The memo gives guidance on addressing: Factual Inquiries Concerning welfare/whereabouts of individual detainees; Mail delivery; Visits of a Consular ...