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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July 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3232
Contents completely redacted except for the comment "I wen keep you advised" and a handwritten stating "Let me know what you have forwarded."
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner
July 16, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3234
Email from FBI agent to Alex J. Turner to give him a "Heads-up" so he doesn't get "Blindsided" on a matter that the email author states they were contacted about. Contents redacted.
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner
FBI | ACLU-RDI 3244
Memo includes investigations into allegations of prisoner abuse in Iraq, but since there is no FBI jurisdiction in the matter, the information was to be turned over to DOD for appropriate action; Impersonation (Afghanistan torture case) - This ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Investigative File
Michael P. Sullivan
Robert A. Spencer, Michael P. Sullivan, Alex J. Turner
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity, Other
Sept. 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3249
Email states that the author has experienced "unfavorable contact" with AUSA Robert Spencer of the Eastern District of Virginai regarding "WFO's failure to more aggressively address pending allegations". Specifically, AUSA Spencer berated an ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner, Robert A. Spencer
Sept. 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3250
Contains info regarding Iraq prisoner cases; original e-mail 8/5/2004 sent to Alex J Turner asking whether there is any update on Iraq prisoner abuse case; subsequent e-mail 8/6/2004 copied to Alex Turner states "We have met with Army CID, ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner
July 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3251
The email pertains to the abuse of detainees in Iraq. Refers to interviews of detainees in Jan 2004. and states "In a telephone conversation with Assistance United States Attorney (AUSA) Robert A. Spencer of the Eastern District on July 22, 2004, ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Alex J. Turner, Robert A. Spencer
July 23, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3252
Provides additional information to Washington Field Office (WFO) re [redacted] and the abuse of detainees in Iraq "for review and any logical investigation deemed appropriate regarding the abuse of detainees in Iraq"
Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner
July 23, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3253

FBI Memo to the Washington Field Office with documents and asking to initiate logical investigation concerning crimes on government reservations

Dec. 15, 2004
Non-legal Memo
Alex J. Turner
Alex J. Turner
Sept. 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3255
Email chain requests an update concerning a matter origionaly referred to Public Corruption Unit and mentions AUSA Robert Spencer of the Eastern District of Virginia becoming involved in the investigation. Includes 8/9/2004 e-mail noting that ...
Dec. 15, 2004
Email
Alex J. Turner, Robert A. Spencer
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