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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| ACLU-RDI 4749
Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG)/Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Work Books Volume 3 cover sheet.
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4757
DOD Deleted Page Information Sheet
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4763
DOD PowerPoint presentation explaining what to do in the event of a fire, a detainee escape or disorder at a detainee camp; provides photos and information.
FBI | ACLU-RDI 4773
An Army CW2 in charge of prisoner of war screenings and the conduct of the war crimes investigations discusses the challenges with Military Police operations at Camp Bucca. He describes sorting out Iraqi military, civilian and common criminals ...
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4778
This document is a two (2) page handwritten note on the detainee abuse and conditions at Abu Ghraib prison. The note draws conclusions as well as assements. It appears to have been jotted down by a person with knowledge of the prison and ...
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4779
DOD List: List of Contractor and Projects Concerning Tank Repair and Diesel Generators
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4780
Deleted Page Information Sheet
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4782
Deleted Page Information Sheet
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4802
Document appears to be a PowerPoint presentation that explains appropriate interrogation tactics, techniques and procedures. Topics include use of an interpreter and interrogation planning and preparing. [Contents redacted].
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4803
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing interrogation strategies. [Contents redacted].