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 document lists "Issues to be discussed," including not compromising FBI ethics in a mission. It also continues a mission analysis featuring questions about interrogation and interviews, detention facility participation, command and control, ...
This document is a list of pages that have been deleted from the released documents, including the code indicating the reasons for deletion. A total of 17 pages were deleted.
This email briefly discusses a letter drafted by CIRG to ORG to send to the Department of Defense regarding detainee treatment observed by members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit at GTMO. The response states that the redacted respondent has no ...
This document is an Iraq Task Force daily situation report. It contains information about interviews of detainees and provides short summaries of the information they gave. It contains statistics on detainee status and personnel status.
This document is an email from Valerie E. Caproni to redacted recipient suggesting more information on abuses that occurred in Afghanistan be added to a QFR response to Senator Leahy's inquiry.
July 20, 2009
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
This document is an email alerting recipients that, after discussions with FBI Director Mueller, FBI is sending DoD 8 interviews with agents who reported seeing actions that might constitute detainee mistreatment.
July 20, 2009
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Thomas J. Harrington
Valerie E. Caproni, Thomas J. Harrington
This document is a memorandum alerting Toni Fogle of the FBI's Internal Affairs Division of an investigation into the death of a detainee, Haji Sher Mohammad, and requesting to interview a special agent who administered a gunshot residue test to ...
Non-legal Memo
Toni Fogle
Haji Sher Mohammad
This document is an Initial Army CID report concerning allegations by a detainee that he was tortured for approximately 24 hours by agents of the FBI while held at the Baghdad International Airport detention facility. Records revealed that the ...
July 21, 2009
Oversight Report
Stomach/abdominal slap, Other, Physical assault
This document is a page listing 104 pages withheld from release and the reasons for their withholding.
This document is an email to the FBI asking for help with a project at GTMO. The project is the build town homes with "culturally correct" decor to reward detainees who are highly cooperative. The email also states that Intel Officer Lt. Col. ...
This email concerns the practices and effectiveness of Tiger Teams, which appear to be FBI interrogation units. It mentions that interviews of detainees can range from 1 to 6.5 hours, and emphasizes patience and continuity in interrogation ...
This document, labeled "Overview," lists information about an unspecified approach.
This is document is titled "Tiger Team Concept" and features a page asking "Why Change?" The reasons focus on the need for more teamwork, detainee cooperation, and control of information. It features a chart with a "Daily Interrogation Goal" ...
This document is a terrorist biographical/ psychological information questionnaire. It features questions on background, motivation, and perceptions of various terrorist groups, individuals, and actions.
This document is a schedule of Iraq pre-deployment training events.
The document is a daily schedule for an Iraq pre-deployment briefing.
The document is an information sheet that lists pages deleted from this FOIA release (FBI pages given to OIG).
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding a request to establish a pre-deployment training program for FBI personnel who deploy to Afghanistan. The memorandum includes a cost analysis as well as a preliminary draft syllabus.
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Gary M. Bald, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle, Willie T. Hulon, Arthur M. Cummings, II
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding the mission overview of the FBI-Afghanistan Detachment based on the CTD Afghanistan Assessment Team (AAT) findings. The memorandum also includes information on detainee interviews and support ...
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding legal issues in Guantanamo Bay, specifically interrogation techniques.
The document is the cover page of a memorandum, regarding Guantanamo intelligence and Major Case 188.
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
James B. Comey, Marion E. Bowman, Hector M. Pesquera, Frankie Battle
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding an NCIS request to interview a Special Agent who was involved in the capture of a detainee who later died in custody. The email includes information on the procedure by which these investigations ...
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding an NCIS request to interview a Special Agent who was involved in the capture of a detainee who later died in custody.
June 15, 2011
Email
J. Stephen Tidwell
J. Stephen Tidwell, Valerie E. Caproni, Patrick W. Kelley, Frankie Battle
The document is part 13 of the Office of Inspector General 02/18/2005 request for documents, but the document is entirely redacted.
CITF-G/JA REPLY TO ATTENTION OF .,,b2 per CITE 1, 6 per CITE Pagel: 'b -7C per CITE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TASK FORCE . FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-5506 ALL FBI INFORMATION COVIATIVLD HEREIN IS T_INCLASSIFIEL DATE ...
The document is part 13 of the Office of Inspector General 02/18/2005 request for documents, but the document is entirely redacted.
The document is an email regarding the scheduling for a debriefing by FBI special agents related to their Guantanamo Bay experiences.
June 15, 2011
Email
Frankie Battle
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the fulfillment of an Office of Inspector General request for documents related to Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghuraib Prison.
June 15, 2011
Email
J. Stephen Tidwell, Warren T. Bamford
The document is a memorandum sent from the Office of Oversight and Review in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to the FBI Inspection Division, regarding a request for preliminary information by the OIG. The information will be used to ...
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Carol F. Ochoa
Charlene B. Thornton
Charlene B. Thornton, Carol F. Ochoa
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding an update about Valerie Caproni's interview of a redacted entity related to his observations from Guantanamo Bay.
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding military investigators reviewing allegations of abuse against military personnel and their requested interviews of FBI personnel.
The document is an email, regarding an investigation by Brigadier General John Furlow into allegations of abuse by military interrogators, and includes a section about interviews of FBI agents.
June 15, 2011
Email
John T. Furlow, J. Stephen Tidwell, Craig C. King
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a letter to be sent by the FBI Office of General Counsel to the DoD detailing previously unreported detainee abuse allegations. In one email, an agent, whose name is redacted, speaks passionately ...
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, J. Stephen Tidwell
The document is an email, regarding a brief requested from HQ.
The document is an email, regarding the interrogation plan for Detainee #63. The email includes information about FBI concerns about the plan and DHS methods.
June 15, 2011
Email
Mohammed al Qahtani
The document is an email, regarding Detainee #63 and setting up a meeting about the FBI's involvement in the detainee's interrogation.
June 15, 2011
Email
Mohammed al Qahtani
The document is an email, regarding an update on Detainee #63. The email includes information on the most recent Interrogation Plan for the detainee.
June 15, 2011
Email
Frankie Battle
Mohammed al Qahtani
The document is a chart that depicts the functions and organization of the FBI Office of General Counsel.
June 15, 2011
Chart/List
Kenneth L. Wainstein, Patrick W. Kelley, Marion E. Bowman, Valerie E. Caproni, Julie F. Thomas
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Memo of Understanding between the FBI and the Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF).
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Memo of Understanding between the FBI and the Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF).
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Memo of Understanding between the FBI and the Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF).
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding the reporting process for detainee abuse allegations at Guantanamo Bay. The memorandum includes information on the different tracks for reporting, including legal and operations.
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding guidelines for FBI operations in Iraq, designed especially for the FBI's Iraq Task Force (ITF), located in Doha, Qatar. The memorandum also includes information on command and control, ...
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Bruce J. Gebhardt, Larry A. Mefford, John S. Pistole, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding Department of Justice protocol for the investigation of terrorism overseas. The memorandum includes information about the standards for the handling of a criminal case in a battlefield zone, ...
The document is a list of employees taking military leave, with names redacted but BPMS titles and total military hours listed.
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding the results of interviews of FBI Special Agents conducted by representatives of the United States Army Criminal Investigation command.
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.
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.
The document is a fax cover sheet for 20 pages (including cover) faxed to the FBI in New York.
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 ...