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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Feb. 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4033
DOS Press Release re: Guantanamo Detainees and Other War Crimes Issues. Remarks by Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper's to the Foreign Press Center.
Dec. 30, 2004
Other
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 217
This report documents two (2) shooting of four (4) detainees during a prison riot at Abu Ghraib Prison (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)) on November 24, 2003. The Report finds deficiencies in military practices, including, inadequate ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Investigative File (AR 15-6)
Walter Wojdakowski
Walter Wojdakowski
Physical assault, General
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 256
Interview conducted by Gen. Taguba of Lt. Colonel James O'Hare of the 800th Military Police Brigade. The Lt. Colonel goes in to detail about how he came to his assignment in Iraq as well as his experiences at Abu Ghraib prison. On his experience ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Henry B. Nelson, Gary M. Kluka, John E. Davis, James E. O'Hare, William D. Proietto, Paul Hill, Ricardo Sanchez
Threat, Assault/death, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Nudity
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 257
Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Gary Maddocks, Executive Officer, 800th Military Police Brigade, which guarded Abu Ghraib prison. LTC Maddocks gave specific and detailed accounts of his experiences at Abu Ghraib that includes the chain of ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Gary W. Maddocks, Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Nudity
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 258
Lieutenant Colonel Robert P. Walters Jr was responsible for augmenting the force protectionand assisting Col. Pappas at Abu Ghraib. His impressions of the prison were as follows; "To be perfectly candid, Sir, the 800th MP Brigade were out of site ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Robert P. Walters Jr, Thomas Pappas, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 262
Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Leigh A. Coulter, Commander, 724th Military Police Battalion. He stated that when he arrived at Camp Bucca "I never got anything in writing. Verbally, we were told to follow the Geneva Convention, in terms of the ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Leigh A. Coulter, Commander, Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Alan Ecke
Isolation
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 266
Testimony of Major Stacy L. Garrity, 800th Military Police Brigade. Major Garrity was the S1 for Detainee Ops at Camp Bucca, also the International Red Cross/Red Crescent point of contact. She was responsible for Theater Reporting that went to ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Stacy L. Garrity, Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Ricardo Sanchez
Face slap or insult slap, General, Physical assault
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 268
Testimony of Major Michael Sheridan, 320th Military Police Battalion. Major Sheridan described his role in the unit and how his unit was deployed to Abu Ghraib, Iraq. He related his understanding of the November 17th riot involving an Iraqi ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Michael Sheridan, Paul Hill, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Lisa M. Girman
Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 283
Testimony of Command Sargent Major Pascual Cartagena, 800th Military Police Battalion. CMS Cartagena stated “I was an Individual Replacement [to the 800th MP Brigade] I was not associated with the 800th MP Brigade prior to this assignment I have ...
Oct. 19, 2004
Interview (Transcript)
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Pascual Cartagena, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Anthony Cavallaro
Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
Feb. 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1961
Army Questionnaire: Questions for the Commander of the Orgun-E Dention Facility concerning his observations and experience in dealing with detainees, training before deployment and Rules of Engagement. The questionnaire appears to be in response ...