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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June 25, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2906
FBI memo describing the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) and Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) analysis of a handwritten document prepared by a detainee at Guantanamo. The memo is preceded by redacted handwritten notes.
June 20, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2907
FBI email describing author's first week at Guantanamo. The email notes the differences between interview styles. The email states "Interesting differences' between the interviewees, as well as interview styles. And definitely areas where I ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Environmental manipulation, Light or sound
FBI | ACLU-RDI 2903
Deleted page information sheet that references "Detainees 2775" and "Detainees 2774."
July 31, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2904
Email regarding FBI preparations for a more permanent presence at Guantanamo. The email states "Things are in transition as the FBI prepares for a more permanent presence. I believe we must give serious consideration to pulling NCAVC people out ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Stephen R. Wiley
Stephen R. Wiley
July 31, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2905
FBI Email regarding gearing up to interview detainees at Guantanamo. The email states "The Bureau is gearing up for the arrival of long term personnel and identifying detainees with a Bureau nexus. Once these detainees are identified, they'll ...
Aug. 06, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2901
This series of emails discusses the addition of ATF agents in the interrogation of Guantanamo detainees. it also lays out the new interrogation plan of assigning specific detainees to agents for a continuous interrogation relationship.
Aug. 06, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2902
This email refers to Guantanamo. The only unredacted text in the document is: "This is totally unacceptable, if in fact it is occurring. Please advise."
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Stephen R. Wiley
Stephen R. Wiley
Aug. 22, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2900
The document describes how the author received more training with DHS interrogators and JTF-170 BSCT (Behavioral Science Consultation Team). The email states "We will see how this shakes out, but. got a sense that they will really kick into ...
May 01, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2897
The document discusses the Joint Intelligence Interrogation Facility (JIIF) at Guantanamo and the various investigative agencies that are assisting in interviewing and building cases against detainees.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Pasquale D'Amuro
Aug. 30, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2898
These are emails between FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit and FBI officials stateside. The email is an update on the BAU’s progress and activities while at working with other agencies at Guantanamo The author mentions that they are continuing to ...