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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May 06, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2735
Email forwarding Ashcroft letter to the Criminal Division for review.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Julie Samuels | Peter B. Owen
Julie Samuels | William Moschella | Sean McLaughlin | Crystal Roberts | Dave Blake | Deborah Rhodes | John Richter | Rena Comisac | David E. Nahmias | Saundra M. Callier | Nancy Scottfinan | Jennifer Mingay
Julie E. Samuels, David E. Nahmias, Peter B. Owen, William E. Moschella, Sean McLaughlin, Crystal Roberts, John Richter, Rena Comisac, Deborah J. Rhodes
May 04, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2737

Heavily redacted email thread re "potential torture involving Iraqi detainees".

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Laura Parsky | David E. Nahmias | Teresa L. McHenry
Laura Parsky | David E. Nahmias | John Richter | Monique Roth | Teresa L. McHenry
Laura H. Parsky, Teresa L. McHenry, David E. Nahmias, John Richter, Monique Roth
Aug. 02, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2743
Emails and fax cover sheets regarding a draft OLC memo. Documents fully redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Teresa L. McHenry | Barry Sabin | Patrick Rowan | Bruce Swartz | Laura Parsky | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Ronnie Edelman
David E. Nahmias, Teresa L. McHenry, Barry Sabin, Patrick Rowan, Bruce Swartz, Laura H. Parsky, John Richter, Christopher A. Wray, Ronnie Edelman
CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2744
Document fully redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias | Laura Parsky | Barry Sabin
Teresa L. McHenry, David E. Nahmias, Laura H. Parsky, Barry Sabin
Aug. 03, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2745

Refers to informal comments on memo. All other info redacted.

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Patrick Rowan | John Richter | Daniel B. Levin | Christopher A. Wray
David E. Nahmias, Christopher A. Wray, Patrick Rowan, Daniel B. Levin, John Richter
Feb. 18, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2749
Contents Completely Redacted
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Barry Sabin | Patrick Rowan | John Malcolm | Ronnie Edelman | Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias, Barry Sabin, Teresa L. McHenry, Patrick Rowan, Ronnie Edelman, John G. Malcolm
Jan. 13, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2750
DOJ Routing and Transmittal Slip re: Counterterrorism Section - Criminal Division
Oct. 15, 2004
Letter
John Malcolm | Barry Sabin | Ronnie Edelman | David E. Nahmias | Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias, Teresa L. McHenry, Barry Sabin, Ronnie Edelman, John G. Malcolm, David E. Nahmias, Teresa L. McHenry
July 08, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2754

Fax redacted. Refers to attachment revised from OLC.

Oct. 15, 2004
Letter
David E. Nahmias
Christopher A. Wray | John Richter | Bruce Swartz | Laura Parsky | Patrick Rowan | Barry Sabin | Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, Bruce Swartz, Laura H. Parsky, Patrick Rowan, Barry Sabin, Teresa L. McHenry
CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2756

Memorandum referring to joint comments on draft OLC memorandum; all other contents redacted.

Oct. 15, 2004
Legal Memo
David E. Nahmias | Laura Parsky
Barry Sabin | Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias, Laura H. Parsky, Teresa L. McHenry, Barry Sabin
Feb. 27, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2758
Memorandum referring to "operation." Contents Completely Redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Barry Sabin
Barry Sabin