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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A memo providing the Assistant Attorney General with recommendations regarding detainees to appear before the Transfer Review Board. Contents mostly redacted.

Army Action Plan: Standard Operating Procedures for In-Processing Medical Evaluation at the Detainee Hospital at Guantanamo Bay.
Medical report on a 33 year-old Iraqi male detainee who was brought in to the hospital suffering from blast injuries due to an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) he was working on that blew-up on him prematurely and gunshot wounds incurred while ...
Oct. 15, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
General, Physical assault
This memo is by a First Lieutenant who is resigning form the military in lieu of a court martial.
Describes First Lieutenant's career in Army, saying that though he made a 'mistake in his actions involving the Iraqi prisoner,' this was an 'isolated incident' and should be allowed to resign honorably.
Letter from 1LT [redacted]'s father asking that he be allowed to resign rather than be court-martialed.
Letter from the Bruce Donahue to John Evans, Mike Morrow, Gladys Boluda re: Attached the Procuracy General's response on GTMO detainees. We have included an informal translation. Points to Note: The letter names eight rather than seven ...
Dec. 30, 2004
Letter
Bruce Donahue
John Evans | Mike Morrow | Gladys Boluda
John D. Ashcroft
This memo is in supprot of an Honorable Discharge in lieu of a court martial for a First Lieutenant. It states that the 1LT "terrible mistake, when he deviated from procedures".
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