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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Email only states "Hello from GTMO" and "That's it for now. More to follow after the aforementioned meeting." Contents Completely Redacted.
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 ...
Information duplicative of Detainees 2907. Page reference Detainees 2980.
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.
Series of FBI Deleted Page Information Sheets, with fully redacted documents attached.
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."
FBI Deleted Page Information Sheet
Contents Completely Redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni
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 ...
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 FOIPA Deleted Page Information Sheet
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
Deleted page information sheet that references "Detainees 3133," Detainees 1318," and "Detainees 3134."
An FBI email concerning an update. It mentions informing the recipient of the results of a meeting "tomorrow." Contents redacted.
An FBI memo regarding the Behavioral Analysis Unit's (BAU) assistance and challenges at Guantanamo. The memo is almost entirely redacted.
FBI Documenting NCAVC assistance and challenges at Guantanamo. Mostly redacted
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Stephen R. Wiley | Frankie Battle
Stephen R. Wiley, Frankie Battle
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 ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Geoffrey D. Miller
Contents Redacted Under FOIA Exemption
Requests Language Services translate a document which contains the names of 66 pakistani detainees who were released from Sheberghan prison identified as potentially posing a threat.
Discusses detention and interview of detainee at Bagram, Afganistan [mostly redacted].
Documents regarding interviewing detainee at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Amy Jo Lyons
Documents detainee interview at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The detainee is a High Value detainee and most of the memo is redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Threat, Family/others
Documents detainee interview at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
Documents detainee interview at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
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".
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 ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
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 ...
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.
Documentation of detainee interview at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.ÿ Mentions Paracha's name as the person being interviewed.
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Saifullah Paracha
Request FBI Lab conduct DNA examination on samples from 8 detainees and one deceased individual killed by U.S. military in Afghanistan.

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.

Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation
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
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation
FBI interview of detainee in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Describes detainee being blindfolded, shackled and earmuffed.
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Hooding/Goggling

Detainee was interviewed on April 1, 2002 regarding the Qala-i-Jangi prison uprising, Nov. 25 - Dec. 1, 2001. He states that an explosion happened in the prision basement, maybe from a grenade, where he and many other prisoners were kept. He ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General
Interview of a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee describes the prison uprising at Qala-i-Jangi Prision outside Mazar-E-Sharif between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, 2001 where he witnessed several prisioners and one American killed. The ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Johnny Michael Spann

Detainee describes Qala-i-Jangi prison uprising outside Mazar-e-Sharif, Nov. 25 - Dec. 1, 2001. Detainee states he was shot, but does not state by whom.

Detainee describes the Qala-i-Jangi prision uprising outside Mazar-e-Sharif, Nov. 25 - Dec. 1, 2001. Detainee state that he was shot, but does not know by whom.

FBI Interview of Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee. The unidentified detainee recounts being imprisoned at Mazar e Sharif prison with Uzbek, Pakistani and Arab prisoners. Recalls two Americans being present, also recalls being in the ...

FBI interview of Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee. The detainee interrogation took place from 8:00 am to 5:00pm. Detainee was offered water and food but declined, said he was fasting. Detainee was shown FBI photo book of terrorists and ...
FBI interview of detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Detainee stated he would not discuss any training he received; that he has seen Usama bin Laden (presumably in Afghanistan); and that he believed the U.S. was supporting the Northern ...
FBI interview of Camp Delta detainee. Detainee recounts beatings and torture he experienced and witnessed at Sarpooza (AKA Sarposa) prison in Afghanistan. Detainee is shown pictures and told of the extent of the attack on the World Trade Center. ...

Detainee describes being arrested near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan by U.S. military and brought to Qali-Jangi prison, where he was wounded during the prison uprising. Provided information during interview [Information is redacted].

This FBI memo condenses an interview conducted with a detainee at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay. The detainee related his experience when captured in Afghanistan, including seeing an American (supposedly John Walker Lindh) while in detention. He ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Assault/death, Cramped confinement, Threat
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.

FBI Letterhead Memo (LHM) in response to DoD (CITF) (RFA)- FBI agents' interview of an unnamed detainee who recalls being at the Qala-e-Jangi prison facility during the prison uprising against US Forces. Identified several individuals in the ...

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo, Interview (Summaries/Notes)
Physical assault, General
FBI Interview of Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee. Detainee described as uncooperative during several interviews. In one instance, detainee slammed his head against his cell door in an attempt to injure himself, becoming unconscious and ...
FBI Memo to the Department of Defense stating that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interviewed a detainee at Fleet Hospital of Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay. Contents heavily redacted.
FBI deleted page information sheet for pages that were duplicative of pages already processed for release.
FBI interview of detainee at Kandahar holding facility at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. An unnamed detainee was interviewed by unidentified FBI Special Agents. During the interview, the detainee stated that he did not espouse anti-American ...
FBI Memo re: Inexorable request country clearance concurrence for FBI personnel traveling to Afghanistan from 22 May through 28 May 2003. In response to a request from the US Department of State (DOS), the FBI will conduct an advance of the ...