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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Emails concerning medicine facilities, prisoner of war camps and detentions facilities with a focus on preventative treatment and responsive action.
Emails regarding prison conditions in Iraq. Discussion includes water supply/distribution system; sewer systems; dealing with garbage dumped outside of jail; and overcrowding in jails. Discussions on how to transfer control to jails over to ...
Suggests briefing the TSG on the findings of an upcoming report DAIG Detainee Operations Inspection Report.
This email discusses the need for adequate number of doctors to provide preventative medicine to detainees. The IG report found that doctors were not resources adequately and in some cases lacked adequate training or guidance to perform the ...
Email from an Army medical officer to another Army Medical officer with attached New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet articles that accuse military physicians of complicity in detainee abuse.
Death Certificate for a 27 year old male Iraqi detainee. Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest. Place of Death: 67th Combat Support Hospital; CID#: 0216-04-CID389-80649
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Other
Medical evaluation for 21 year-old male detainee. Detainee claims to have his eyes covered, hands cuffed, no food or water for three (3) days, kicked, punched and had his feet stepped on at the Dhyla Al Mokhadia Base, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, General, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Medical records for four (4) different Iraqi detainees complaining of routine medical issues, none are implied or blamed on abuse or trauma suffered while in US custody. Complaints include Constipation; headache; chest pain; and general ...
Death Certificate for Iraqi male who died of Natural causes - Myocardial Infarction (MI); Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD). The decedent was a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison in U.S. Custody. On or about 20 Aug 2003 he was noted to ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Taleb Ehad Kazen
Medical record of 35-year-old detainee who was allegedly physically abused for five days. Detainee claims to have been physically beaten and threatened with sodomy. At the time of the medical examination no bruises or scars were found. The ...
Iraqi male civilian, Saad Mohammed Abdullah, was a detainee of the U.S. Armed Forces at Camp Ghanci, Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq. He was brought to the main gate unconscious by other detainees. The decedent reported an inability to urinate to medics ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Saad Mohammed Abdullah
Detainee, Dahm Spah, was an inmate of Abu Ghraib Prison. On or about August 13, 2003 Mr. Spah was brought to the gate by other detainees and was noted to be pulseless and aprieic. Cause of Death: Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Dahm Spah
Detainee, Nasef Jasem Ibrahim, died while in U.S. custody at Abu Ghraib prison. Mr. Ibraham, died of natural causes (Cardiac Tamponade as a result of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease). Mr. Ibraham was brought unconscious to one of the ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy)
Nasef Ibrahim
This 75 year old male, an Iraqi National, was a detainee at the Central Baghdad Detainee Facility (Abu Ghraib). On May 11, 2004 he reportedly abruptly collapsed and became unconscious. Resuscitation was initiated and continued during transport to ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Hussein Abdullah Awad Al-Juwadi
Naif Sliman Amir, 27 year old male criminal detainee. Shot in chest and knee during a riot at the site. He was transported to the hospitalm, received treatment, but died of his wounds. Cause of Death: gunshot wound.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Naif Sliman Amir
Physical assault
25 year old Iraqi male detainee at Abu Ghraib prison collapsed without known cause or incident. The Cause of Death: Myocarditis; Manner of Death: Natural.
20 year old male detainee referred by CID. Reports he was slapped in the face by coalition forces. Reports after he was slapped, he fell into barbed wire and cut the tip fo his left ring finder. Also has a twisted ankle from running. Received ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Other
Death Certificate of an 18 year old Iraqi male, an inmate at the Abu Ghraib prison, who was shot during the April 10, 2004 riot. He died from his injuries. No additional information available. Cause of death: gunshot wound.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault
A 27 year-old male Iraqi detainee brought to Army hospital following arrest for theft. The Detainee complained of pain in ribs & shoulder; difficulty breathing; and pain in lower left abdominal. Exam showed a possible broken collar bone, ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, General
Medical record blank except for date: 4 January, 2004; height: 5'8"; weight: 170 lbs; and condition of unnamed patient: Good.
Abbas Alwan Fadil died while in US custody at Abu Ghraib prison. There is a verbal report only of pain. Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction 2nd: Peritonitis of undetermined etiology. Manner of Death: Natural
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Abbas Alwan Fadil
Height, weight, and condition of detainee as part of a CID investigation (0124-04-CID259-80199) into victim's allegations of torture and abuse during detention in Abu Ghraib.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Bisher Amin Khalil al Rawi
Autopsy Report of Hassan Ekab Ahmed, 61 years old. Died February 8, 2004, Tikrit, Iraq. Mr. Ahmed was discovered deceased in his bed when he failed to report to the morning head count procedure. The decedent reported a medical history of diabetes ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Hassan Ekab Ahmed
During the medical screening for in-processing at Abu Ghraib Prison a 48 year-old Iraqi male detainee reported being punched in the stomach by U.S. Forces while being transported by helicopter to the detention facility. The detainee does not have ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Stomach/abdominal slap
Medical record relating to a 42 year-old male detainee referred by CID for physical and history. When examined, no recent injuries were found.

a 55 year old male Iraqi detainee suffered an Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 2nd to Coronary Arty Disease on March 8, 2004 while in US custody. His past medical history includes hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and possibly two previous ...

Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Mohamad Abu Abbas
A 17 year-old Iraqi male detainee, Basim Mohammed Hussein, complains of back pain after being beaten by coalition forces. Claims to have been beaten at a house near Al-Adamiya Palace. He was beaten for eight days, including having his head was ...
Medical record of examination of a 29-year-old male detainee. Medical records follow a series of seizure-like episodes suffered while at Abu Ghraib. Just before one episode, a guard noted the detainee was crying for five minutes. Detainee ...
Male detainee, Abduhl Kaddim Altia, died while in US custody in Abu Ghraib prison. Cause of Death: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Manner of Death: Natural.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Abduhl Kaddim Altia
This medical report is an incomplete medical record of Basim Mohammed Hussein's diagnosis and treatment while in custody at Camp, Cuervo, Baghdad International Airport. Mr. Hussein died sometime later and the cause of Death was: Hemoptysis ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Basim Mohammed Hussein
63 year-old male detainee diagnosed with traumatic osteoarthritis of right elbow, Constipation and Pitting Edema. This document is related to ACLU RDI 77. He was part of fourty-four Iraqi detainees who were allegedly abused by U.S. soldiers while ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
General, Physical assault
Medical record relating to investigation of 31 year-old male enemy prisoner of war who was picked up in a raid and brought to enemy prisoner of war camp. The detainee was interrogated on March 19, 2004. The report notes that detainee was ...
Medical report of a 27-year-old Iraqi male concerning his medical treatment following an allegation that a U.S. soldier repeatedly punched him in the stomach and that Kurds kicked him in the legs during interrogation in custody at the Baghdad ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, General
A 22 year-old male detainee reports while being interrogated that he was punched in the chest, choked and punched in the back. Happened six days prior to visit at the Al-Mahmudiyah Airport. No bruising evident.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Stomach/abdominal slap, General, Physical assault
Medical record of a 30-year-old male detainee who reported that he was hit on the head and shoulders with a pistol repeatedly. The incident happened three weeks prior to medical examination. Multiple healing wounds and scars were found on ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
General, Physical assault
a medical screening form for a 33 year-old Iraqi male detainee. The medical report does not indicate any abuse or current injuries. The report notes a burn on the patient's lower back, but gives no indication as to how the injury was incurred or ...
This medical screening form for a 37 year-old detainee complaints of chest pain when breathing for 2-3 weeks. Medical exam show contusions to left side of ribs. The medical records do not state how the detainee received his injuries and does not ...
Medical report on a 30-Year-Old Iraqi male detainee wherein the detainee claims he was "tortured" and "[electrical] shocks" were used on him when he was interrogated. The medical exam did not show signs of trauma or abuse as complained of.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Face slap or insult slap, General, Use of electricity, Physical assault
25 year-old male detainee was in a fist-fight, no abrasions anywhere, no lacerations, bruising. The detainee later claimed to have been assaulted by a Military Police Officer, but that allegation was proven to be unfounded. The incident is from ...
Medical Report: 27-Year-Old Iraqi Male, Camp Bucca from July 2004 (0204-04-CID259-80242). The detainee was recovering from a gunshot to his left leg which was aggravated by a guard forcing him to the ground after disobeying the Military Police ...
Medical records of a 33-year-old detainee whose allegations of abuse were the subject of CID Report: 0191-04-CID259-80235;the detainee complains of an aggravation to an old injury. there are medical records of other detainees in this document ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, General
Medical Screening from July 2004 of a 19 year-old Iraqi Male at Camp Cuervo, Baghdad, (0262-04-CID259-80294). This is a follow-up medical exam to permit the detainee to be medically cleared for transfer.
Medical report: 72-Year-Old Iraqi Male, Camp Cuervo, Baghdad from July 2004 (062-04-CID259-80294). This is a medical exam to clear the detainee for transfer.
This is a follow-up medical exam for a 74 year-old detainee who alleges he was hit in the eye by coaliton forces two days prior to exam. Eye shows evidence of possible abuse. Referred to CID. CID# 0262-04-CID259-80294
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap
Male detainee reports he was struck in the head with the butt of a weapon by coalition forces. Face has markings that could be consistant with abuse. Referred to CID. CID #
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap
A 56 year-old male detainee received stiches for inner lip laceration. Was struck during arrest and broke front tooth and cut upper lip. Report filed with CID. CID Report #: 0261-04-CID259-80293.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap
Medical exam of a 20 year-old Iraqi male. The report indicates he was in good shape. He was released for questioning.
Medical report on a 24 year-old male detainee at his initial in-take screening at Abu Ghraib prison. The screening determined the detainee to be in good health and condition.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault
Prisoner processing medical screening of 22-year-old male detainee who reported that he was shot two times in both arms and was beaten by Kurdish army. The report notes that detainee is suicidal and had already attempted suicide once before.
The detainee states that he was captured by American forces in Baghdad, Iraq and was hit on the head with a rifle butt and kicked in the legs by a soldier during capture and once in custody.The medical report did not find any signs of injury.
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, General