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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Aug. 24, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6323
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the waiving of OPR liability for FBI agents who witnessed abuse at Guantanamo Bay.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Aug. 12, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 6324
The document is an affidavit of a redacted entity, regarding the transfers and interrogation of a detainee at the Al Asad Base.
Apr. 11, 2005 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6325
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General request for documents related to detainee abuse. The email details an observed incident of potential abuse.
June 15, 2011
Email
John T. Furlow
| ACLU-RDI 6326
The document is a list of FBI affiliates, their locations, and their respective missions.
June 13, 2003 | ACLU-RDI 6327
The document is an almost entirely redacted account of an FBI interview. The document also includes information on the fate of Sabah al-Khayt.
Nov. 29, 2004 | Non-US | ACLU-RDI 6328
The document is an untitled letter from a detainee alleging abuse by the American military. The detainee states that he was questioned about the role of Iraqi intelligence in furthering international terrorism and about where Iraq had hidden its ...
June 15, 2011
Letter
Physical assault, General, Walling, Assault/death, Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Light or sound, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Threat, Environmental manipulation
Oct. 21, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 6329
The document is a Department of the Army memorandum for the Investigative Operation Division, Headquarters, United States Army Criminal Investigative Command (USACIDC). The memorandum includes information about allegations of abuse made by a ...
Nov. 29, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6330
The document is a fax cover sheet for 20 pages (including cover) faxed to the FBI in New York.
Nov. 03, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6331
The document is an affidavit of a New York Office FBI Special Agent, regarding his role in the interrogations of a redacted detainee. He asserts that he did not witness any abuse or mistreatment of the detainee.
Nov. 03, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6332
The document is an affidavit of a New York Office FBI Special Agent, regarding his role in the interrogations of a redacted detainee. He asserts that he did not witness any abuse or mistreatment of the detainee.