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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Nov. 03, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5164
This memo describes the standard operating procedures for the Tiger Base Detention Center in Iraq. The memo outlines instructions for bringing detainees to the base, guard force responsibilities, the detention center battle rhythm, and personnel ...
Nov. 05, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 5138
Death certificate of Manadel Al-Jamadi accompanied by a CID executive summary of his death. The summary asserts that Al-Jamadi died of a heart attack after being released from Navy Seal Team #7 and the OGA interrogation team. The CID will ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Non-legal Memo, Medical (Death Certificate)
Manadel Al-Jamadi
Physical assault
Sept. 14, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5118
General Sanchez states in his memo that "[this] memorandum established the interrogation and counter-resistance policy for CJTF-7." The memo contains two enclosures: 1. Interrogation Techniques; 2. General Safeguards. Gen. Sanchez states that ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Non-legal Memo
Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez, Daniel Kazmier
Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Other
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4850
This synopsis of events concerns the taking of prisoners from a house in Baqubah, Iraq, November 22, 2003 from where gunfire upon U.S./Coalition forces emanated. The report of events is by the investigating officer and details the actions of ...
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4840
This document is the standard Army form used when apprehending a prisoner. This form is completed and pertains to the apprehension of an Iraqi who was caught firing upon U.S./Coalition forces from his home and roof along with his two (2) sons in ...
Nov. 21, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4837
Army PowerPoint Presentation re: Slides of Instructions for Patrols of Anti-coalition Mosques
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4838
Records of detainee's medical care at Camp Warhorse, Baquba Air Base, Iraq. Provides the dates, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and the treating organization. The medical records do not give any indication as to how the detainee received their ...
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4835
Three Photos of Detainees at Warhorse Detention Center all are redacted.
Nov. 22, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4836
This Army operations report details a house raid in the Tahrir district of Baghdad. The report states "Conducted raid on home. Received small arms fire from roof as we were conducting the front door entry. Also received fire inside the building. ...
Nov. 22, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 4830
This document is a list of evidence gathered and the military forms used. The primary form cited is the DA Form 2823. The list also includes the Unit(s) involved in the investigation and Item in evidence.