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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Apr. 10, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2944
An FBI memo regarding the Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) assistance and challenges at Guantanamo. The memo is almost entirely redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Frankie Battle | Stephen R. Wiley
Marion E. Bowman | Hector M. Pesquera | C. Frank Figliuzzi
Frankie Battle, Stephen R. Wiley, Marion E. Bowman, C. Frank Figliuzzi
FBI | ACLU-RDI 2940
FBI FOIPA Deleted Page Information Sheet
FBI | ACLU-RDI 2941
Behavioral Analysis Advisor writes he observed aggressive interrogation techniques that were planned and implemented against certain detainees. The email states "As you may be aware, I was in GTMO and I did observe aggressive Interrogation ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
FBI | ACLU-RDI 2942
Deleted page information sheet that references "Detainees 3133," Detainees 1318," and "Detainees 3134."
Nov. 25, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2939
Summary of FBI interview. Detainee talks about privilege/discipline at Guantanamo, "reward" system and classification of detainees based on behavior.ÿ Describes spending time in an isolation unit. NYPD Detective present during interview.
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Isolation
FBI | ACLU-RDI 2936
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
June 20, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2937
Contents Completely Redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
FBI | ACLU-RDI 2935
The email is mostly redacted but has two lines that are readable: 1) I know that you may have news for us following your 1600 meet. Please review the documents attached; and 2) Thanks. The GTMO Guys."
Nov. 22, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2933
The sender of the email mentions difficulty in attaching emails to one another. The four (4) emails need to be forwarded separately regarding a redacted matter, dated: 09/30/2002, 10/02/2002, 10/07/2002, and 10/08/2002.
Oct. 08, 2002 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2930
Email only states "Hello from GTMO" and "That's it for now. More to follow after the aforementioned meeting." Contents Completely Redacted.