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.
Email states"[redacted] has been, and continues to be involved in ongoing issues concerning Detainee [redacted]. Should you receive any requests for assistance on any matter regarding [redacted]. Please refer the requester to [redacted]. Thanks."
Emails concerning a briefing paper on FBI role in interrogations. Email discusses a DOJ prep meeting and needing the briefing paper before that meeting. One email states "If, during the conduct of any interview, events occur that, in the opinion ...
Email states "[redacted] from HQ called and wanted to know if the following detainees have been profiled by BAU: [redacted]. Pls call him, and let him know by this afternoon. They're looking to possibly fly these guys out to Afghanistan."
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-East to Counter terrorism- Miami. BAU was asked to provide some specific training related to issues identified while observing interviews at Guantanamo. Discusses meetings/consultations with various ...
Email states "I just briefed the SAC on your e-mail." and "I will talk to SC Battle as soon as possible upon his return from OCONUS travel on Sunday 8/3 unless he calls me before then. I'll also try to reach you by phone. I'll keep you posted." ...
Memo from CIRG/NCVAVC/BAU West to Miami summarizing the details of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) duties in GTMO.
Detailing that the NCAVC currently is rotating two SSAs every 45 days to assist with the GTMO ...
Email from FBI agent to Alex J. Turner to give him a "Heads-up" so he doesn't get "Blindsided" on a matter that the email author states they were contacted about. Contents redacted.
The first email message reads "this is how the whole thing started." At the end of the document, there is what appears to be a witness sworn statement page. Most of the email's contents are redacted.
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-East to Counter terrorism- Miami. BAU was asked to provide some specific training related to issues identified while observing interviews at Guantanamo. Discusses meetings/consultations with various ...
The author of the email states that 5/7/2004 he/she was interviewed by the Military Inspector General concerning abuse allegations at Guantanamo; the use of Military Police in conducting interviews of Detainees; or being aware of any abuse of ...
E-mail states that the Army Criminal Investigation Division requests to interview recipient. States: "I (meaning the Bureau) need to make sure everyone is aware of the situation/relationships"
The memo is completely redacted. The only information that appears refers to:
SA [redacted]
FBIHQ/Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS)
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Room 4913
Washington, D.C. 20535
Tel no: 202/324 [redacted]
Email re: NCIS investigating allegations about physical abuse of a detainee when he was captured in Afghanistan or Pakistan by Americans dressed in black.
FBI Memo with emails attached concerning two (2) violent crime referrals: 1) Abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq; and 2) [Redacted] incident in Afghanistan. Both referrals have FBI Agents assigned and been deployed to to Iraq and ...
FBI Memo displays a table with approximately six cases, with a summary of facts. The sum of the cases discuss allegations of fraud and abuse. One case discusses an allegation of fraud and the fact that the FBI and DCIS are conducting ...
Memo includes investigations into allegations of prisoner abuse in Iraq, but since there is no FBI jurisdiction in the matter, the information was to be turned over to DOD for appropriate action; Impersonation (Afghanistan torture case) - This ...
An SSA was assigned to GTMO for three weeks. In the memo the SSA summarizes information for CIRG Management. The memo contains dates of meetings with other FBI agents, agencies and of detainee interviews observed. SSA reports that he/she ...
This FBI memo concerns an administrative inquiry by a Special Agent (SA). There was an interview, during which the SA provided copies of approximately 14 documents.
Memo states that on 01/30/2003, a redacted SSA provided training to 75 U. S. Army Reservists in the area of 'Profiling' as part of the Army Intelligence Center's 'Intelligence Support to Counter Terrorism' Course.
The training was part of a ...
Memo from CIRG/NCVAVC/BAU East to Counter terrorism- Miami summarizing protocol and the mission of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) personnel dispatched to Guantanamo to prepare interview teams with behavioral ...
Email to FBI officials providing logistics for their temporary duty (TDY) in Guantanamo. The email contains attachments, which lists what not to do and what to do while in Guantanamo such as: DO NOT utilize cell phones in GTMO, the Cuban ...
In late 2002 and continuing into mid-2003, the Behavioral Analysis Unit raised concerns over interrogation tactics being employed by the U.S. military. As a result, this electronic communcation, dated 5/30/03, was generated summarizing the ...
This memo is a response to a Bureau wide memo sent by Steve McCraw to illicit information from FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay to report any suspected or witnessed abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. A Special Supervisory Agent ...
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-East to Counter terrorism- Miami. The Memo discusses/summarizes an SSA's contribution to interviews conducted while temporarily assigned to Guantanamo. Contributions included, interview strategies and ...
Documentation of Critical Incident Response Group/Behavioral Assessment Unit on-site assessment of the interview process at Guantanamo. Entire contents redacted.
Memo from National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) (Miami and Philadelphia) summarizing protocol and the mission of personnel dispatched to Guantanamo Bay for the purpose of providing behavioral assistance to the ongoing ...
Memo from CIRG NCAVC/Behavioral Analysis Unit-West to Counter terrorism- Miami. FBI personnel temporarily assigned to Guantanamo detail their activities and observations. Provided in the memo is a summary of the training received during ...
FBI Memo re: Guantanamo Intel, Major Case 188.
Describes role of FBI and CITF in dealing with captured armed Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters brought to GTMO (600, expecting more). FBI staffing has consisted of designated squad from Miami ...
Investigation related to corrupt federal public officials. Memo details that on June 1, 2004, "SAC Thomas G. Kinnally authorized Squad CR-15 to proceed with captioned investigation." Contents redacted.