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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June 11, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 4747
Information on lesson titled "Stress Management Within Detainee Operations"
DOD | ACLU-RDI 4763
DOD PowerPoint presentation explaining what to do in the event of a fire, a detainee escape or disorder at a detainee camp; provides photos and information.
Mar. 25, 2003 | NCIS | ACLU-RDI 3352
Memo from Navy NCIS to Personnel Touring Through Guantanamo re: Guantanamo Procedures and Duties Upon Arrival, i.e. Upon arrival at GTMO, your on-ground NCAVC counterpart will introduce you to appropriate FBI, CITF, DHS, CTC, and other United ...
Feb. 19, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4658
State Department memo re: Subject: PCC Meeting. Mr. Hoffman's comments are "SUBJECT: PCC Meeting Please transmit the attached memorandum to principals of the Policy Coordination Committee (PCC) on Europe and Eurasia." No additional comments.
May 18, 2005
Letter
Karl Hofmann
Gregory L. Schulte | I. Lewis Libby | V. Philip Lago | Paul W. Curry | James N. Solit
Karl W. Hofmann, Gregory L. Schulte, I. Lewis Libby, V. Philip Lago, Paul W. Curry, James N. Solit, David W. Szady, Laura L. Flippin , James A. McAtamney, William P. Marriott, Edward W. Snead, Fred Schwien, Douglas Aller, David Hegwood, Ann Agnew, Dianna Campagna, Michael F. O'Brien
May 11, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4660
Hand written note from Colin Powell to Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz concerning a note from UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw.
May 18, 2005
Notes
Colin L. Powell
Donald H. Rumsfeld | Paul Wolfowitz
Colin L. Powell, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Condoleeza Rice, George J. Tenet
June 02, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1102
Summarizes detainee death and abuse cases in Iraq, AbuGharib, Ft. Meade. Of 40 deaths, it mentions 5 homicides and 17 death investigations still pending, 114 assault investigations including 6 sexual assaults. Summarizes 91 command ...
Aug. 05, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1109
Army memo discussing an August 5, 2004 court martial of alleged murder of Iraqi detainee. The panel found the soldier not guilty of murder, but guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to a dishonorable ...
May 16, 2005
Legal Memo, UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Daniel V. Wright
Aug. 02, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1118
The purpose of the memo was to provide updated information on the courts-martial involving allegations of military police's abuse against detainees in Abu Gharib Prison in Iraq. It outlines courts-martial on seven military police charged with ...
May 16, 2005
Legal Memo, UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Sexual, Threat, Assault/death, Stress positions, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious, Forced physical training
Nov. 06, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1124
Reprimands a Staff Sergeant for failing to supervise interrogations. An inexperienced soldier assaulted a detainee during interrogations. Sergeant made statement in response which is next document.
Nov. 09, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1125
A Sergeant who received a Written Reprimand disagrees with characterization of his responsibility for incident.