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.
Summary of Interview of detainee detainee at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Detainee states he was once held in "Cuban Prision", presumably Guantanamo, but released in prisioner exchange.
Mention of discussion between Special Agent in Command (SAC) and HQ regarding some unspecified issue needing follow-up. The email states "Talked with the SAC and HQ re: the issue raised in your conference call...earlier today. I think we have ...
The document is a response to a request from the DOD, Criminal Investigation Task Force that the FBI Military Liaison & Detainee Unit (ML&DU) conduct a records check of detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. ML&DU "conducted a ...
reports results of interview conducted of detainee at Bagram Control Point, Bagram, Afghanistan.ÿ Detainee stated that he did not have knowledge of Usama Bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed or Al Qaeda because no one is allowed to speak inside ...
Emails that appear to be primarily between staff of the CIA's Office of the Inspector General, relating to the OIG's investigation of the CIA's interrogation program. The emails primarily concern the arrangment of interviews relevant to the ...
Documentation of detainee interview at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.ÿ Detainee complained that his health was getting worse, but stated a doctor had seen him.
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet referencing emails from Valerie Caproni and CIRG/BAU concerning follow-up of observations of DOD personnel (3104); same (3105-3106); Memorandum concerning interview strategies at GTMO (3107-3108); Memorandum ...
Unredacted text recommends behavioral team contact authors of attached study (redacted in full). At bottom, references to Psyop Planning Team and PowerPoint attachment labeled TerrorismBrief.ppt. The email is otherwise redacted.
Email forwarding a list of the U.S. military's approved coercive techniques for use in drafting guidelines for the FBI and a 2002 email to General Miller referencing accusations about interviews/interrogations.
Memorandum requesting observations/ recommendations of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) concerning the day-to-day operation of the Guantanamo Project. The memorandum was approved by Stephen Wiley and Frankie Battle. ...
Interview with detainee questioning him how he knew or was aware of Ramzi Yousef (1993 World Trade Center Bombing) and Amal Kansi (1993 shooter of CIA HQ in Langley, VA). He also indicated that he has a pending case in another country when he is ...
Emails concerning a report of possible detainee abuse at Temporary Holding Facility (THF) 6-26 outstation. Notes that detainee arrived from Temporary Holding Facility with marks (burns) on him that seemed suspicious. When questioned about the ...
Identities of sender and recipient redacted. Sender works for HQ and states that "EAD Pistole wants some talking points by noon today on the quality of DoD's interviews at GTMO. I am going to pull bullets from the attached EC. If you have any ...
Email with an update that four detainees will be released from Guantanamo. The email states "At long last, some excellent news. In the very near future, four (4) Detainees, three (3) Afghans and one (1) Tajik will be sent home. Please keep this ...
This is an email from an FBI agent on a tour of duty at Guantanamo Bay. The email describes the release/repatriation announcement of four (4) Guantanamo detainees. After the announcement the author of the emails reported "unrest" and a ...
Documents detainee interview at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.ÿ Detainee mentions that he is only allowed to use the bathroom every six hours, which hinders his water intake, requests to be moved back to "general population".
Email regarding activities at Abu Ghraib Prison. Attachment contains Corrections made to the summary of an interview with Unit Chief about his knowledge of FBI personnel activities at Abu Ghraib Prisons between October and December 2003. The ...
Email regarding Category IV hurricane "Lili" approaching Guantanamo. "Camp America will be totally vacated by 1400 hours tomorrow (09/25/2002 - Wednesday) and all detainees will be secured away from Delta for at least 48 hours. At 1400 hours ...
The document is a response to a request from the DOD, Criminal Investigation Task Force that the FBI Military Liaison & Detainee Unit (ML&DU) conduct a records check of detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. ML&DU "conducted a ...
Email states recient new article on CNN reported Gen. Karpinsky saying that Gen. Miller wanted to "Gitmoize" Abu Ghraib. The email also refers to article in Stars and Stripes news paper where Gen. Miller had said he believed in "rapport-building ...
FBI Email regarding gearing up to interview detainees at Guantanamo. The email states "The Bureau is gearing up for the arrival of long term personnel and identifying detainees with a Bureau nexus. Once these detainees are identified, they'll ...
Email from individual who indicates he is "TDY at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba," which has "a key and close working relationship with DOD, specifically JTF-170. DOD has designated JTF-170 as the command responsible for developing intelligence from the ...
FBI memo describing the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) and Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) analysis of a handwritten document prepared by a detainee at Guantanamo. The memo is preceded by redacted handwritten notes.
Email From Patrick Kelley To Valerie Caproni re: FBI is not involved in an Investigastion of the Abuse of an Un-named Iraqi Prisioner, AUSA Brian Murtagh is Investigating the Matter
The document describes how the author received more training with DHS interrogators and JTF-170 BSCT (Behavioral Science Consultation Team). The email states "We will see how this shakes out, but. got a sense that they will really kick into ...