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 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2164
Emails discuss a June 14, 2004 congressional hearing (secret security level).
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
June 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2165
Email notifying recipients of an upcoming meeting.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
James A. Coggin
June 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2161
Email includes an executive summary that discusses the role of female military policeman (MPs) in detainment facilities. Among their roles, female MPs search male inmates and serve as security in male inmate housing areas.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, James R. Schlesinger
June 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2162
Emails reference an executive summary and a June 10, 2004 daily update. [Documents are not included.
June 14, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2163
Email refers to four attachments. [Documents/attachments are not included].
June 09, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2159
Emails discuss the National Defense Authorization Act of 2005.
June 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2160
Emails provide an update on preparation for the Schlesinger Panel and ongoing detainee operations.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
James R. Schlesinger, Thomas J. Romig, Michael J. Marchand
June 09, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2158
Emails discuss investigations surrounding the death of a detainee(s) in Bagram. Also, the original email seeks clarification on a paragraph that defines corporal punishment and sensory deprivation. [Contents redacted].
June 09, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2157
Email includes an executive summary that discusses the need for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC) to assume responsibility over development of major DOD policies and plans related to ...
June 08, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2154
Emails discuss leadership training.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, James R. Schlesinger