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.

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May 21, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2721
Email from Joseph Jones to Adam Isles, Bruce Swartz, John Richter, and Rena Comisac following an email chain with the subject line "Iraq Corrections Assessment Personnel". The text is entirely redacted.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Joseph Jones
Bruce Swartz | Adam Isles | John Richter | Rena Comisac
Joseph Jones, Adam Isles, John Richter, Rena Comisac
May 21, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2726
Text entirely redacted. Email Subject: ICITAP - Iraq.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Christopher A. Wray
Rena Comisac | Bruce Swartz | Adam Isles | Richard M. Rogers
Christopher A. Wray, Rena Comisac, Bruce Swartz, Adam Isles, Richard M. Rogers, John Richter, David E. Nahmias, Patrick Rowan, Laura H. Parsky
May 17, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2727
Text entirely redacted. Email Subject: UCMJ
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Patrick Rowan | Teresa L. McHenry
David Nahmias | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Patrick Rowan
Teresa L. McHenry, Patrick Rowan, Jennifer Levy, Laura H. Parsky, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, David E. Nahmias
May 14, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2729

Text fully redacted. Email Subject: Wolf Letter

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Jeffrey Taylor
David E. Nahmias, Jeffrey Taylor, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, Rena Comisac, Laura H. Parsky, Patrick Rowan, Frank Wolf
May 13, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2730
Text fully redacted. Email Subject: DSS Proposed Outline- Iraqi Detainees
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David Nahmias | Patrick Rowan | Laura Parsky | John Richter | Jennifer Levy | Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias, Patrick Rowan, Laura H. Parsky, John Richter, Jennifer Levy, Teresa L. McHenry
May 11, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2734
Heavily redacted email referring to talking points on Iraq.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Rena Comisac | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Laura Parsky | David E. Nahmias | Bryan Sierra
Rena Comisac | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Laura Parsky | David E. Nahmias | Bryan Sierra
Rena Comisac, John Richter, Christopher A. Wray, Laura H. Parsky, David E. Nahmias, Bryan Sierra, Mark Corallo
May 10, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2732
An email that includes the final version of [Senator Patrick] Leahy's response letter.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Rena Comisac | Monica Veney
Rena Comisac | John Richter | David Nahmias | Wanda Martinson
Monica Veney, Wanda Martinson, Rena Comisac, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, David E. Nahmias, Bryan Sierra
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 06, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2740

Two emails that are almost fully redacted, one of which includes an attachment entitled "Iraq_Detainees-AGRefers."

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias | Monica Gooding
Christopher A. Wray | Patrick Rowan | John Richter | Mark Corallo
Monica Gooding, Mark Corallo, David E. Nahmias, Christopher A. Wray, Patrick Rowan, John Richter
May 06, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2769
Refers to Talking Points on Iraq detainees. Mentions draft ("Iraq_Detainees-AG") with edits by Corallo and Ayres.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Monica Gooding
David E. Nahmias | John Richter | Patrick Rowan | Christopher A. Wray | Mark Corallo
Monica Gooding, David E. Nahmias, John Richter, Patrick Rowan, Christopher A. Wray, Mark Corallo, David Ayres