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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May 28, 2004 | CIA | ACLU-RDI 5101
Routing and record sheet concerning a request for documents.
Feb. 20, 2004 | CIA-OIG | ACLU-RDI 5075

This memo refers to the CIA Office of Inspector General's investigation into the "facts and circumstances surrounding the death in U.S. custody of Iraqi detainee Manadal Al-Jamaidi. Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Mona B. ...

Mar. 15, 2013
Non-legal Memo
Mona B. Alderson
Christopher A. Wray | Bruce Swartz
Mona B. Alderson, Christopher A. Wray, Bruce Swartz, Barry Sabin
Manadel Al-Jamadi
Nov. 29, 2002 | CIA | ACLU-RDI 5033
Background paper on redacted subject sent by Stanley M. Moskowitz, Director of Congressional Affairs at the CIA. Cover letters identify recipients of paper as congressional staffers Michael W. Sheehy, Tim Sample, Al Cumming, and Bill Duhnke, and ...
Mar. 15, 2013
Non-legal Memo, Letter
Stanley M. Moskowitz
Bill Dunkhe | Jerry Lewis | Ted Stevens | Michael W. Sheehy | Tim Sample | Al Cumming | Daniel K. Inouye
Stanley M. Moskowitz, Michael W. Sheehy, Tim Sample, Al Cumming, Bill Duhnke, Jerry Lewis, Daniel K. Inouye, Ted Stevens
Jan. 29, 2004 | CIA-OIG | ACLU-RDI 5073

This memo from the CIA's Inspector General, John L. Helgerson, notifies members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives of investigations into the deaths of Manadal al-Jamaidi and Avid Hamad Mahawish Al-Malalawi in Iraq.

Mar. 15, 2013
Non-legal Memo
John L. Helgerson
Pat Murray | Suzanne Spalding | Bill Dunkhe | Chris Mellon | Jerry Lewis | Ted Stevens
John L. Helgerson, Pat Murray, Suzanne Spalding, Bill Duhnke, Chris Mellon, Jerry Lewis, Ted Stevens
Manadel Al-Jamadi, Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Dec. 14, 2004 | WH | CIA | ACLU-RDI 5828
CIA Routing Slip re: Memo from Gregory L. Schulte, of the National Security Counsel, regarding the agenda and discussion paper for the December 16, 2004 Principles Committee Meeting on Detainees. The meeting will be held 10:30-11:30 in the White ...
Mar. 11, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Gregory L. Schulte
Oct. 24, 2005 | CIA | Legislative | ACLU-RDI 5829
This is a CIA Routing Slip for the distribution of a October 25, 2005 letter from Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Ranking Member SASC, requesting a copy of the Inspector General report on its investigation of CIA personnel involvement in abuse of ...
Mar. 11, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Carl Levin
July 24, 2002 | CIA | ACLU-RDI 4560

A draft psychological assessment of Abu Zubaydah faxed to John Yoo from the CIA.  The assessment provides background information ("for at least a decade, subject has lived and worked within an environment that has condoned, nurtured, ...

Aug. 24, 2009
Non-legal Memo, Medical (Psychological)
John C. Yoo
John C. Yoo
Abu Zubaydah
Jan. 28, 2003 | CIA | ACLU-RDI 4561

This memo on confinement conditions for CIA detainees is divided into sections: 1) minimums; 2) implementing procedures; 3) responsible CIA officer; 4) [redacted].  An acknowledgment form/waiver is attached. [OLC Vaughn Index #11]

Aug. 24, 2009
Non-legal Memo
George Tenet
George J. Tenet
Jan. 28, 2003 | CIA | ACLU-RDI 4562
This CIA memo provides guidelines on interrogations of detainees, Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. The memo is divided into the following sections: 1) Permissible Interrogation Techniques; 2) Medical and Psychological Personnel; 3) Interrogation ...
Aug. 24, 2009
Non-legal Memo
George Tenet
George J. Tenet
EIT, Use of water, Waterboarding, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, Attention grasp, Facial hold, Walling, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Other
Aug. 05, 2004 | CIA-OGC | ACLU-RDI 4578

This letter is the CIA's response to questions raised by Daniel Levin, OLC, regarding the use of waterboarding.  The letter describes the CIA's limits in administering the technique. [OLC Vaughn Index #72]

Aug. 24, 2009
Non-legal Memo, Letter
Daniel B. Levin
Daniel B. Levin
EIT, Use of water, Waterboarding