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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Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the writer reports that s/he "neither witnessed nor observed ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent "did not observe any aggressive treatment ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent "did not observe any aggressive treatment ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent, a motor vehicle operator for a total of ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent, a motor vehicle operator for a total of ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent, a motor vehicle operator for a total of ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent, a motor vehicle operator for a total of ...
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A). The responding agent witnessed interrogations on an almost ...
Note accompanying hard copies of EC related to Guantanamo; requesting recipient to have EC's serialized.
Document reports that an inspector requested reports on behavior from personnel previously assigned to Guantanamo; found that SSA [redacted] observed no aggressive treatment.
Chart displaying the categories "Location", "Date", "Serial", "Interviewers", and "Interviewee", and showing 25 entries, all of which display "Abu Ghraib" in the "Location" category.
Memo indicating that the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is closing investigation. The memo refers to a March 15, 2001 letter sent to Senator Warren Rudman by General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, and two electronic ...
Email from Inspections Division seeking response from FBI employees who served at GTMO after 9/11/01. The email specifically requests a response from employees who "observed aggressive treatment, interrogations or interview techniques on ...
Chart displaying the categories "Location", "Date", "Serial", "Interviewers", and "Interviewee", and showing 25 entries, all of which display "Abu Ghraib" in the "Location" category.
Document responds to request for information regarding treatment of detainees at GTMO (Counterterrorism Division, Guantanamo, Inspection Special Inquiry, Case ID # 297-HQ-A1327669-A); the responding agent reported observing no aggressive or ...
This document is a response to an email sent on July 9, 2004 by Stephen McCraw to individuals who conducted an assignment at Guantanamo Bay requesting information concerning the treatment of detainees. The document indicates that a special agent ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Los Angeles FBI Field Office; CI-2
Inspection Division. Office of Inspections
This document is a response to an email sent to individuals who conducted an assignment at Guantanamo Bay requesting information concerning the treatment of detainees. The document indicates that a special agent from Newark was at Guantanamo ...
This response to the Inspection Special Inquiry concerns the TDY of a Special Agent from Houston. It indicates that this agent has never been to GTMO but did two TDYs in Afghanistan. The first TDY was from Sept. 15, 2002 - Nov. 15, 2002, and the ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Houston FBI Field Office; Squad CT-1
Inspection Division. Office of Inspections
This document is a response to an email sent on July 9, 2004 by Stephen McCraw to individuals who conducted an assignment at Guantanamo Bay requesting information concerning the treatment of detainees. The document indicates that a special agent ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
San Antonio FBI Field Office
Inspection Division. Office of Inspections
This document pertains to the Guantanamo Inspection Special Inquiry. This response indicates that a Special Agent from Boston was assigned to Guantanamo for 45 days in July-August, 2002. This agent states that apart from "fluctuations in room ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Boston FBI Field Office
Inspection Division. Office of Inspections
Environmental manipulation, Temperature
This document is a response to an email sent on July 9, 2004 by Stephen McCraw to individuals who conducted an assignment at Guantanamo Bay requesting information concerning the treatment of detainees. This document indicates that a special ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
New York FBI Field Office; Squad IT-6 JTTF
Inspection Division. Office of Inspections
This document pertains to the Guantanamo Inspection Special Inquiry. This document reports that an agent from FBI Denver did a TDY at Guantanamo from May 12, 2003 to June 26, 2003. During that time he observed two (2) other "unknown individuals ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Jon E. Bibik
John E. Bibik
Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Other Humiliation
This document pertains to the Guantanamo Inspection Special Inquiry. This is a Response by a Special Agent from FBI New York who did a TDY at Guantanamo from mid-April to late May, 2002. This agent writes that he or she did not observe any ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Joint Terrorism Task Force: DT-2; New York Office
Inspection
This document is a response to an email sent on July 9, 2004 by Stephen McCraw to individuals who conducted an assignment at Guantanamo Bay requesting information concerning the treatment of detainees. This is a Response by the FBI's ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
Steven C. McCraw
Electronic Surveillance Technology Section/EOSO
Steven C. McCraw
This document pertains to the Guantanamo Inspection Special Inquiry. This is a response to an email from Janice Fedarcyk to Redacted by a Special Agent in the CIRG Hostage Rescue Team. This agent states that he had a temporary duty assignment ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Non-legal Memo
CIRG | Hostage Rescue Team
Office of Inspections
Janice K. Fedarcyk
John Walker Lindh
Cover letter from Carol F. Ochoa, Office of Oversight & Review, to Charlene B. Thornton Office concerning release of 304 documents pertaining to Guantanamo; 19 documents pertaining to Abu Ghraib; and one CD containing photos, and specifying ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Letter, Judicial
Charlene B. Thornton
Carol F. Ochoa
Carol F. Ochoa, Charlene B. Thornton

A deleted-page information sheet from the FBI in response to the ACLU's FOIA request.  The FBI notes in the sheet that it has withheld 51 pages in their entirety (stamped Detainees 1099 to Detainees 1149) pursuant to various FOIA ...

Deleted page information sheet.
Deleted page information sheet.
Deleted page information sheets.
A considerably redacted two column chart with abbreviations on the side of one column. Handwritten information on the page includes: "GTMO"; "33 Responses"; "Second LIST."
FBI deleted page information sheet including one deleted page.
This email includes a response to an FBI Inspection Division response request to all employees who observed aggressive treatment, interrogations or interview techniques during their time at Guantanamo Bay. This response states that an employee ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Environmental manipulation, Temperature
A cover letter enclosing material related to an October 29, 2004 request. Materials include: positive and negative responses to AD McGraw's July 9, 2004 email; one CD containing photographs; list of agents at Guantanamo Bay; an electronic ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Letter
Charlene B. Thornton
Carol F. Ochoa
Carol F. Ochoa, Charlene B. Thornton
AN FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet showing one page had been deleted.
An email regarding a forwarded letter. The letter states that the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is conducting an investigation into allegations that two FBI agents were involved in the assault of a civilian detained at the Baghdad ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Steven C. McCraw
Steven C. McCraw, Toni M. Fogle
Physical assault
This email includes a chain of forwarded emails expressing an Army CID's desire to interview FBI special agents who are witnesses in an investigation surrounding allegations of prisoner abuse. The prisoner alleges to have been tortured in "an act ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Use of water, Physical assault, Stress positions, Other
An email including a forwarded chain of emails regarding FBI agents who have been listed as witnesses in an investigation surrounding allegations of prisoner abuse. The chain shows confusion as to whether or not the agents participated in ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle, Steven C. McCraw
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding possible allegations of abuse being made against FBI agents by the military.
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle, Thomas J. Harrington, Steven C. McCraw
This email, including a forwarded chain of emails, says that the CTD, or perhaps OGC, should advise personnel pre-deployment of their responsibility to report actions that may be a violation of law and/or prescribed procedure. File name: ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
This email provides a consideration that FBI officials reiterate FBI personnel's responsibility to report observations of misconduct prior to their deployment in order to avoid failure to report, and, thus possible misconduct and/or criminal ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Gary M. Bald, Donald W. Thompson, Jr, Toni M. Fogle
An email where the author, Toni M. Fogle, references the forwarded email to show, "This is how I've asked my guys to handle this situation." The situation being when an Army CID requests interviews with FBI agents.
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle, Donald W. Thompson, Jr
An email confirming an interview with an Army CID regarding allegations of abuse in Iraq.
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
An email regarding an FBI agent who had recently reported to Mary F. Rook about possible misconduct from his military deployment in Iraq. The agent ran into another FBI employee who ran an "under the radar" detainee facility in Iraq where ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Mary F. Rook
Toni M. Fogle
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding an FBI agent who received anonymous verbal harassment for reporting information about detainee abuse to an ongoing IG investigation. The email clears up the identity of the agent.
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding an FBI agent who received anonymous verbal harassment for reporting information about detainee abuse to an ongoing IG investigation. The officials seem confused by the jurisdictional lines ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle, Donald W. Thompson, Jr
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding an FBI agent who received anonymous verbal harassment for reporting information about detainee abuse to an ongoing IG investigation. This email elaborates on a concern over interference ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Donald W. Thompson, Jr, Toni M. Fogle
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding an FBI agent who received anonymous verbal harassment for reporting information about detainee abuse to an ongoing IG investigation. The email shows two FBI officials agreeing to fly him ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Toni M. Fogle
An email including a chain of forwarded emails regarding verbal harassment an FBI agent had received from an anonymous caller for providing reporting to a colonel at FBIHQ regarding their knowledge in an IG investigation about UCMJ misconduct in ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle, Donald W. Thompson, Jr
An email correcting an email erroneously sent to all FBIHQ employees regarding the ACLU's FOIA request concerning the treatment of detainees.
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle, Robert D. Grant, Donald W. Thompson, Jr