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 cable describes the efforts by Jordanian and Iraqi intelligence to find five (5) terrorists who were involved in the killing of a US Diplomat in Amman Jordan and the attempted assassination of a GID Colonel. This cable focuses on the ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Cable
Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, General, Physical assault
This DIA memo decribes guidelines for JITF-CT contract personnel when coming in to contact with detainees. This memo discusses prohibited and acceptable types of interaction with detainees.
This email concerns an investigation in to an account of a DIA/DHS officer who while at the Bagram Collection Point participated in the abuse of an Uzbek who was turned over to Coalition forces by local villagers. The report, unsubstantiated, was ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Email
Physical assault
This DIA PowerPoint presentation details the DIA’s interaction with Iraqi prisoners and other detainees. The issue of contract interrogators; events at Camp Cropper; and Abu Ghraib are covered.
A civilian employee (CE) of the DIA reports in this memo his observation and allegation of violations of the Geneva Convention concerning detainee abuse and the illegal detainment of non-combatants. The CE alleges that he witnessed the ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Threat, Family/others
General Ennis is recommending that a soldier receive a reprimand in his file at his Local Unit File “for a period of three years or until his departure from your general court-martial jurisdiction. Whichever is sooner”. There is no indication as ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Michael E. Ennis
Michael E. Ennis
This cable/memo concerns a report of TF 62-2 officers who were seen abusing a detainee then confiscated evidence of the abuse, threatened the DIA Directorate for Human Intelligence Officers from reporting the incident and obstructing the ...
Nov. 04, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Cable
Physical assault

A list of the 106 annexes to the Taguba Report.

Oct. 19, 2004
Chart/List
Antonio Taguba, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Thomas Pappas

A memorandum for the record from the Chief of Military Justice certifying that a printed copy of the Taguba report, provided to the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a true and accurate copy. ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Richard B. Myers, Thomas Pappas, Antonio Taguba, Donald J. Ryder

A memorandum for the record from a Special Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate certifying that the Master Disk of the Taguba report, provided to headquarters of Central Command (CENTCOM), is a true and accurate copy. The memo also discusses ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Antonio Taguba, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Michael R. Osterhout

This report reflects the findings of an investigation, led by Major General Antonio Taguba, into the allegations of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. The investigation took place in February of 2004 and concluded that numerous instances of ...

This First Annex to Major General Antonio M. Taguba's Report in to the allegations of abuses at Abu Ghraib prison focuses on the psychological factors contributing to the abuse of detainees at the prison. The assessment cites a number of ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Donald J. Ryder, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual

This Department of Defense memo is the formal request for the appointment of an investigating officer to investigate the conduct of the 800th Military Police Brigade's conduct and activities at Abu Ghraib prison.

Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo
David D. McKiernan, Marc Warren
Memorandum from CENTCOM to the Commander of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command to conduct an investigation in the the 800th Military Police Brigade's detainee operations and allegations of detainee abuse from November 1, 2003 to time of ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo
R. Steven Whitcomb
Memorandum appointing Major General Antonio Taguba to conduct an informal investigation into the 800th MP Brigade's detention operations and allegations of detainee abuse at Abu Gbraib prison from Nov 1, 2003 to the time of the memorandum.
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File
David D. McKiernan
Antonio Taguba
David D. McKiernan, Antonio Taguba
This is the report from the investigating Officer in to a riot and the shootings, non-lethal, of five (5) detainees at Camp Cropper, Iraq on June 9, 2003. On June 9, 2003 a Specialist entered the detainee portion of Camp Cropper to retrieve a ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6), Interview (Statement)
Paul Hill
Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General
This Army memo is the report from the investigating Officer appointed to investigate the escape of two (2) detainees, and subsequent shooting death of one (1) of them from camp Cropper, Iraq on June 12, 2003. The scope of this investigation was ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6), Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General

This Army memo concerns the escape of a detainee who used a piece of cardboard from a water bottle box to push the triple strain concertina wire up and slide under the wire and escape from Abu Ghraib prison. The detainee did this while the ...

Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Janis Leigh Karpinski
ISN 8968
Physical assault, General
This report documents two (2) shooting of four (4) detainees during a prison riot at Abu Ghraib Prison (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)) on November 24, 2003. The Report finds deficiencies in military practices, including, inadequate ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Walter Wojdakowski
Walter Wojdakowski
Physical assault, General
This is an Officers report following an AR 15-6 investigation in to the escape of detainees from Camp Bucca, Unun Qasr, Iraq on Jan 7, 2004. The report recommends: Add additional wire to front of Compound 12; Conduct Visual Checks every 1/2 hour ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Investigative File (AR 15-6), Photograph, Interview (Statement)
Janis Leigh Karpinski
Janis Leigh Karpinski
ISN 115032, ISN 11422
Documents related to an AR 15-6 investigation into an escape of detainees from Camp Bucca on Jan 12, 2004. The report recommended the following: SOG Makes decision based on visibility to implement Fog Plan; Rovers enter Compound and move ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File (AR 15-6), Photograph, Interview (Statement)
Janis Leigh Karpinski
ISN 115314, ISN 109950
This is a Special Incident Report by the 320th Military Police Battalion of the escape of two (2) male detainees from Abu Ghraib, Hard Prison Unit 3A, both were housed in Cell #144.
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File
ISN 9877, ISN 10739
This is a Special Incident Report by the 320th Military Police Battalion of the escape of a male detainee from Abu Ghraib, Northeast area of BCF.
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File
ISN 14239
This is a Special Incident Report by the 320th Military Police Battalion of the escape of six (6) male detainees from the Baghdad Correctional Facility
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File
ISN 115089, ISN 151623, ISN 151624, ISN 116734, ISN 116735, ISN 116738
Report on the use of non-lethal means to disperse a melee of prisoners at Camp Ganci, Compound Number Two (2), Abu Ghraib prison.
Page 13 of 15 of a report on the use of non-lethal means to disperse a melee of prisoners at Camp Ganci, Compound Number Eight (8) in December 2003.
Report on the use of non-lethal means to disperse a melee of 30-40 prisoners fighting at Camp Ganci, Compound Number Three (3), Abu Ghraib prison.
This is a Special Incident Report by the 320th Military Police Battalion of a report of an attack on a Military policeman at Camp Ganci, Abu Ghraib prison. The report states: During prisoner feeding, [one prisoner] became disriptive requiring MP ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File
Isolation

Report on the Escape of Prisoners on Jan 26, 2004 from Camp Bucca conducted by the 310th Military Police Battalion.

Oct. 19, 2004
Other
Antonio Taguba
Statements by Military Personnel Concerning Prisoner Escape from the Baghdad Correctional Facility, Camp Bucca, Umm Qasr, Iraq on January 26, 2004.
Report on detention operations function in Iraq. The report recommends consolidating the interrogation mission at one Joint Interrogation Debriefing Center under CJTF-7 command and states that "it is essential that the guard force be actively ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Oversight Report
Geoffrey D. Miller
Army Regulation Army Regulation 190-8 establishing policies for the treatment and administrative procedures for Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees.
Army Field Manual FM 3-19.40: Military Police Internment/Resettlement Operations. Military Handbook for Police Internment and Resettlement Operations. Field Manual depicts the doctrinal foundation, principles, and processes that Military Police ...
Field Manual FM 34-52 sets forth the basic principles of interrogation doctrine and establishes procedures and techniques applicable to Army intelligence interrogations.
The Fourth Geneva Convention sets forth conduct in time of war.
Cover Page for CID Report. No additional pages attached.
Oct. 19, 2004
Notes
Antonio Taguba
Cover Page for CID Report. No additional pages attached.
Oct. 19, 2004
Notes
Antonio Taguba

800th MP Roster for January 29, 2004; Names of Military Police personnel; All names are redacted.

Interrogation Rules of Engagement for the 205th MI Brigade, Iraq. Sets forth techniques for use on detainees, of which, including isolation for more than 30 days and the presence of military working dogs, requires the Commanding General's ...
FRAGO 176 deployment orders for 1st Armored Division; 89th Military Police Brigade; 16th Military Police Brigade and the 89th Military Police Brigade February 13, 2004.
Investigation Team Witness Interview List. Names on this list are redacted.
Military deployment orders dated November 19, 2003. Fragmentary Order assigning responsibility for Abu Ghraib to the Commander of the 205th MI Brigade, effective immediately.
Letters from General Karpinski suspending members of the 800th MP Brigade. Names of suspended individuals are redacted.
Oct. 19, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Letter
Janis Leigh Karpinski
Janis Leigh Karpinski
Army Field Manual FM 27-10 listing Treaties Relating to the Conduct of Land Warfare. Field Manual setting forth treaties relating to the conduct of land warfare which have been ratified by the United States.
Cover Page for CID Report. No additional pages.
Oct. 19, 2004
Notes
Antonio Taguba

Article 32 Findings on Abuse of Detainees at Camp Bucca, IO Report. Documents related to investigations of abuse of Iraqi detainees by four (4) military personnel. The Investigating officer's report finds by a preponderance of the evidence ...

Oct. 19, 2004
UCMJ (Article 32)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Shawna L. Edmondson, Scott A. McKenzie, Timothy F. Canjar, Lisa M. Girman
Other
Regulation setting forth policies and procedures governing the conduct of intelligence activities by Department of the Army intelligence components.
Log Book for the 72nd Military Police Company at Abu Ghraib Prison, Aug. 2003
310th Military Police Battalion, Al-Hillah Prison Standard Operating Procedures.
320th Military Police Batallion Change Sheet. Appears to be a blank form to record prisoner arrival and departure.