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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Dec. 09, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3501
The email is un-redacted and reads: "Attached is a document that describes in detail the recently enacted GTMO rewards program. I think it is a positive step in the management of detainees, but in terms of inspiring them to cooperate, it falls ...
Dec. 16, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3502
Email discusses a need the author had to discuss interview tactics with Frankie Battle. It is also an issue the author wanted to discuss with SAC Wiley.
Feb. 06, 2006
Email
Frankie Battle
Stephen R. Wiley, Frankie Battle
May 30, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3503
This memo is from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Units (BAU) discussing how the interrogation of suspected Al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects was proceeding. The memo states "several discussions were held to determine the most effective means of ...
Feb. 06, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Raymond Mey | Marion E. Bowman | Hector M. Pesquera | C. Frank Figliuzzi
Stephen R. Wiley, Raymond Mey, Marion E. Bowman, Hector M. Pesquera, C. Frank Figliuzzi, Frankie Battle, Geoffrey D. Miller
DOD | ACLU-RDI 3504
Document discusses Islamic traditions and beliefs, providing detailed background information on the religion. The apparent purpose of the document is to provide interrogators with information they can use in yielding information from detainees.
Jan. 08, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3505
Email discussing the debriefing of redacted. Entire contents redacted, except the heading of the paragraphs.
Feb. 06, 2006
Email
John S. Pistole | Kenneth L. Wainstein | Larry A. Mefford | Pasquale D'Amuro
Larry A. Mefford, John S. Pistole, Kenneth L. Wainstein, Pasquale D'Amuro
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3506
Contents Completely Redacted
May 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3507
Emails are redacted, unredacted language discusses testimony from Steve Cambone where he discusses forced dis-robing of Guantanamo detainees.
Feb. 06, 2006
Email
Valerie E. Caproni | John F. Curran
Stephen A. Cambone, Valerie E. Caproni, John F. Curran
May 10, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3508
Email states "Mr Harrington - FBI-GTMO reviewed the MM and HQ control files this morning. The only document we found that is pertinent to the issues under review is the 5130103 EC, dratted by SSA [redacted] of the Behavioral Assessment Units ...
Feb. 06, 2006
Email
Thomas J. Harrington
Valerie E. Caproni | John F. Curran | Frankie Battle
Valerie E. Caproni, Frankie Battle, John F. Curran, Thomas J. Harrington
Apr. 30, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3509
Emails discussed possible abuse in Abu Grarib prison. M.C. Briese stated he did not witness any mistreatment, however, stated Abu Graib was understaffed. Also, referred Caproni to CJIS and HRT management, explaining those offices spent a great ...
Feb. 06, 2006
Email
M. Chris Briese
Valerie E. Caproni
M. Chris Briese, Chris Swecker, Valerie E. Caproni, Edward H. Lueckenhoff, Gary M. Bald, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle, Robert S. Mueller
May 10, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3510
Email is redacted, except sentence that states conducting a physical search of control files.
Feb. 06, 2006
Email
Thomas J. Harrington | Valerie E. Caproni | Gary M. Bald | John S. Pistole | Frankie Battle | Arthur M. Cummings, II
Thomas J. Harrington, Valerie E. Caproni, Gary M. Bald, John S. Pistole, Frankie Battle, Arthur M. Cummings, II