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.

Search Result (201)

RelevanceDateRelease Date
Jan. 12, 2002 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1807
This is a statement by a Sergeant interrogator/translator who reported four incidents of potential detainee abuse that he witnessed or were related to him by detainees. The first incident of possible detainee abuse was the rough handling of a ...
Dec. 21, 2005
Investigative File, Interview (Statement)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Forced physical training
Feb. 04, 2002 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1808
Interpreter states that a detainee told him that the guards had punished him for not answering a question by forcing him to do physical exercises. He did not answer because he was praying.
Dec. 21, 2005
Investigative File, Interview (Statement)
Forced physical training
Sept. 16, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1809
This Army memo from Major General Robert Wilson, Commander of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate Office at Ft. Carson, CO. is to transfer two (2) Court-Martial Cases to Ft. Hood TX for disposition. The document is heavily redacted as to the ...
Dec. 21, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson
June 20, 2004 | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1810
Chart lists the cases of detainee abuse, their location and other information concerning the handling and management of the case load.
Feb. 25, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1811
Army After Action Memo reviewing the operation and problems encountered to be overcome. The document is almost entirely redacted.
May 27, 2005 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1812
This commander's report is in reference to CID number: 0058-04-CID939-82650. There is a recommendation for no action to be taken. There are no specifics on the charges or other information to identify the matter.
May 27, 2005 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1813
This commander's report is in reference to CID number: 0058-04-CID939-82650. Judicial Finding: Not guilty. There are no specifics on the charges or other information to identify the matter.
Aug. 23, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1814
This Commander's Report is in reference to CID number: 0058-04-CID939-82650. The Corporal who is the subject of the disciplinary action is charged with obstruction of justice; found guilty; and given a written reprimand.
June 23, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1815
This Commander's Report is in reference to CID number: 0058-04-CID939-82650. The Corporal who is the subject of the disciplinary action is charged with obstruction of justice; found guilty; and given a written reprimand.
Aug. 18, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1816
This CID report is very detailed. Three (3) Iraqi nationals reported they were robbed by U.S. soldiers at a checkpoint on Main Supply Route (MSR) Tampa, Iraq. Investigation established probable cause to believe the soldiers committed the offense ...