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.

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Mar. 03, 2005 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6068
The document is an internal FBI email regarding potential conflicts that may arise for FBI agents in divulging information about their time at any venues controlled by the U.S. military at which detainees have been or were being held. The ...
DOJ-OIG | ACLU-RDI 6067
The document includes information about a document request made by the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General regarding detainee issues, specifically any documents related to employees' observations and concerns about the treatment ...
Oct. 04, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6066
An email including two forwarded emails about the, "potential issues... regarding employee rights and liabilities," of a previous handling of an Army request for a roster of FBI personnel in Iraq from October to December 2003. One of the email ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Mark J. Mershon
Toni M. Fogle | Robert D. Grant | Charlene B. Thornton
Toni M. Fogle, Robert D. Grant, Charlene B. Thornton, Mark J. Mershon, Elaine N. Lammert, Marion E. Bowman
July 27, 2005 | Legislative | ACLU-RDI 6065
The document includes portions of the transcript from the SASC hearing with Generals Craddock, Schmidt, and Furlow, regarding allegations of the abusive treatment of detainees and the Department of Defense's role in investigating such claims.
Interview (Transcript)
Randall Mark Schmidt, John T. Furlow, Bantz J. Craddock
Dec. 30, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6064
The document is an internal FBI email regarding the Office of Inspector General's initiation of a full investigation into the FBI's handling of allegations of detainee abuse, including any FBI personnel who may have either witnessed or ...
Email
John S. Pistole
Robert S. Mueller
John S. Pistole, Robert S. Mueller, Gary M. Bald, Valerie E. Caproni, Willie T. Hulon, Cassandra M. Chandler, Eleni P. Kalisch, Toni M. Fogle, Thomas J. Harrington
Dec. 01, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6063
The document is an internal FBI email regarding a detainee's allegation of experiencing abusive treatment from two FBI agents in Afghanistan.
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
John S. Pistole
Valerie E. Caproni, John S. Pistole, Gary M. Bald, Willie T. Hulon, Robert S. Mueller, Eleni P. Kalisch, Cassandra M. Chandler, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Oct. 05, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6062
An email which includes three forwarded emails about who has "ownership" of the Army investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse; an email quotes, "What a mess." The third forwarded email concerns protocols about Army CID interviewing FBI ...
Apr. 27, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Mark J. Mershon | Charlene B. Thornton | Robert D. Grant
Toni M. Fogle, Mark J. Mershon, Charlene B. Thornton, Robert D. Grant
June 02, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6061
The document is a redacted internal FBI email regarding allegations of abuse by private contractors at the Abu Ghurayb Prison and other detention facilities in Iraq.
Email
Eleni P. Kalisch
Robert S. Mueller | John S. Pistole | Bruce J. Gebhardt
Eleni P. Kalisch, Robert S. Mueller, Bruce J. Gebhardt, John S. Pistole
May 28, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6060
The document is a redacted internal FBI email sent from Valerie Caproni to FBI Director Robert Mueller regarding EC detainees.
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Robert S. Mueller
Valerie E. Caproni, Robert S. Mueller
May 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6059
The document is an internal FBI email regarding a Washington Post report in which it was alleged that the FBI was involved in abuses at the Abu Ghuraib Prison.
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Robert S. Mueller | Cassandra M. Chandler | Eleni P. Kalisch | Kenneth L. Wainstein | Steven C. McCraw | Bruce J. Gebhardt | M. Chris Briese | Thomas J. Harrington
M. Chris Briese, Valerie E. Caproni, Cassandra M. Chandler, Thomas J. Harrington, Eleni P. Kalisch, Kenneth L. Wainstein, Robert S. Mueller, Steven C. McCraw, Bruce J. Gebhardt