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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Autopsy No: AFME 03-349B. Male Iraqi detainee arrested under the suspicion of possession of a pipe bomb on 7/10/03. He was brought to the detention center at Baghdad International Airport Compound on 7/11/03. Detainee had a history of pulmonary ...

Autopy No.: ME03-273; 45 Iraqi male civilian detainee died in U.S. custody 12 hours after a reported escape attempt. Physical force was required to subdue the detainee, and during the restraining process, his forehead hit the ground. Cause ...

Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Physical assault
Autopsy No.: ME 03-367 (EPW#2); enemy prisoner of war in US custody. On or about 8/22/03, detainee was noted to be lying on the ground with shallow respiration and decreased sweating. Emergency medical services were summoned and he was noted to ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy)
Zaid Muhammed Tariq
Autopsy No: ME 03 -368 (EPW 3); male Iraqi enemy prisoner of war. On or about August 13, 2003, decedent was brought to the gate of Abu Ghraib by other detainees and was noted to be pulseless and apneic. Cause of death: Arterioscloerotic ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Dahm Spah
Autopsy No: ME 03 -385; enemy prisoner of war detainee at Baghdad International Airport prison (BIAP) who was being transported in a bus when he became short of breath, hypotensive and tachycardic. A medic administered an IV bolus, which briefly ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Hamza Hassad Tawfeek Najm Byaty
Autopsy No.: ME 03-386; other prisoners brought detainee forward to the prison gate complaining of chest pain. He reportedly participated in a fast that day. Detainee had a history of diabetes. A physician arrived 30 minutes after patient was ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Abed Mohammed Najem
Autopsy No.: ME 03-504; Iraqi National male was captured by Navy Seal Team #7 and resisted aprehension. External injuries are consistent with injuries sustained during aprehension. Fractures of the ribs and a contusion of the left lung imply ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Manadel Al-Jamadi
Physical assault, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Autopsy No.: ME03-571; 56 year-old male detainee died while in U.S. custody. The details surrounding the circumstances at the time of death are classified. Cause of death: Asphyxia due to smothering and chest compression. Manner of Death: ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Physical assault

Detainee, Nasef Jasem Ibrahim, died while in U.S. custody at Abu Ghraib prison. Mr. Ibraham, died of natural causes (Cardiac Tamponade as a result of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease). Mr. Ibraham was brought unconscious to one of the ...

Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Nasef Ibrahim
Autopsy No: ME04-14; 47 year-old white male detainee died while in US custody. Cause of death: Blunt Force Injuries and Asphyxia; Manner of Death: Homicide. Autopsy revealed deep bruising of the chest wall, numerous displaced rib fractures, ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General