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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May 25, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 44

Report of investigation into the death of an Iraqi detainee at Camp Cropper, Iraq. The investigation determined that the detainee had been found unresponsive after collapsing in the compound. The investigation failed to prove the cause or ...

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
Jassim Al-Obodi
July 16, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 45

Report of investigation into allegations of detainee abuse in Baghdad, Iraq. The investigation followed the report of a soldier striking a detainee during a warehouse search. The report concluded that the soldier acted appropriately when ...

Sept. 03, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 46

CID Report detailing the death of a detainee at Abu Ghraib, Baghdad, Iraq on January 14, 2004. The investigation determined that the death was by natural causes and includes the autopsy report.

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
John Peterson, Jacqueline J. Scott
Baker Yassen Rashed Mahmed Al Hussen
Aug. 20, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 47

CID Investigative report into the death of Abdullah Saad Mohammed on February 19, 2004 during his detention at Abu Ghraib prison, Baghdad, Iraq. An autopsy was conducted an it was determined that the detainee died of natural causes.

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
John Peterson, Jacqueline J. Scott
Saad Mohammed Abdullah
Aug. 07, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 48
Investigation into the November 24, 2003 shooting deaths of 4 detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq. Detainees participated in an organized, violent uprising within the prison. The investigation concluded that the deaths resulted from ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID), Photograph
Jacqueline J. Scott, John Peterson
Jussayn Ali Salman, Raed Shaalan, Madoor Hussein Sayar, Dawood Mazin Thawin
Sept. 07, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 49
Investigation into validity of statements by a soldier claiming to have been involved in the abuse and murder of Iraqi detainees on January 18, 2004, while he worked in the Intensive Care Ward, Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq. An Investigation ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
John Peterson
Mar. 16, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 51

An investigation into the death of, Mohamad Abu Abbas (ISN US 91Z-20039C1), a detainee at Camp Cropper, Baghdad, Iraq. An agent's investigation report states that Mr. Abbas complained of chest pain, and was eventually taken to a medical ...

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID), Photograph
John Peterson, Thom Jones, Belinda Knight, Jacqueline J. Scott
Mohamad Abu Abbas
July 22, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 52
An investigation into the shooting death of two detainees, including Naif Sliman Amir, during a riot at Abu Ghraib prison, in Iraq. The investigation concluded that the shooting of both detainees was justifiable and that the soldiers involved had ...
Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
John Peterson, Jacqueline J. Scott
Naif Sliman Amir
Physical assault, General
May 31, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 53

An investigation into the death on August 22, 2003 of Mohamed Tariq Zaid, a detainee at Armor Battalion Detention Facility, Baghdad, Iraq. The investigation states that Mr. Zaid was discovered lying on the ground with shallow respirations and ...

Nov. 08, 2004
Investigative File (CID)
John Peterson, Jacqueline J. Scott
Zaid Muhammed Tariq, Hamza Hassad Tawfeek Najm Byaty, Abed Mohammed Najem, Dahm Spah, Taleb Ehad Kazen
July 26, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 54

An investigation into a detainee's complaint that $6,200 had been taken from him at a military checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq.  The report states that investigators were unable to interview, resulting in an incomplete investigation.