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 06, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 824
Interviewee was assigned to AG in early November 2003 as an interrogator. Interviewee discussed the use of dogs, but stated Lieutenant General (LTG) Sanchez' approval was necessary before used. Interviewee attested to using the dogs, stating, "I ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez
Physical assault, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
DOD | ACLU-RDI 825
Interviewee was a detainee at AG, was transferred there on December 27, 2003. Stated one interrogator cursed at him/her and threatened he would have the detainee stay at AG for the rest of his/her life. Also, the detainee stated that that officer ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Stress positions, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
DOD | ACLU-RDI 829
Interviewee was the Deputy CJ2 (length of assignment unknown). Interviewee provided that he/she was made aware of the following incidents: a detainee was walked back to his cell in the nude. The interviewee stated that he/she learned of the ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas, Barbara G. Fast, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
May 07, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 830
Interviewee arrived to AG around mid-October as the Day-shift Non-commissioned Officer in Charge. Stated that his/her job was to manage detainee sleep plans, and to make sure the detainees were showered, fed, and did not cause problems. ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
May 23, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 833
Interviewee (title and length of assignment unknown). In the interviewee's sworn statement, recalled observing a detainee hooded and handcuffed to a railing. Interviewee recalled seeing dogs used during interrogations, in one instance, the dogs ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
George R. Fay, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity
June 06, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 835
Interviewee was assigned to AG from May 23, 2003 to October 15, 2003 as the Iraqi Survey Group of the 72 Military Police Company. Interviewee recalled an incident where [redacted] had several detainees moved into the sun. Later, the detainees ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas Pappas
Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Temperature, Nudity
May 24, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 838
Interviewee was assigned to AG on October 19, 2003 as a Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collector/Interrogator assigned to the Military Intelligence Group. Interviewee recalled a number of incidents. In the first incident, a MP Officer was escorting ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other
May 18, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 839
Interviewee was assigned to AG in mid-October 2003 as a member of the Fusion Analysis Cell; interviewee had Top Secret Clearances. Recalled an incident occurring in the hard site, where the MPs had two detainees in the middle of the cell, naked, ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Steven L. Jordan
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced physical training, Other
June 04, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 841
Interviewee arrived to AG on October 6, 2003 as a member of the GTMO team consisting of CW3 [redacted]. Interviewee noted that it was his/her job to approve interrogation techniques prior to their use. Interviewee stated that he/she had ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Physical assault, General, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
May 11, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 845
Interviewee arrived to AG in late November 2003 as a member of the Tiger Team and then as an analyst. Interviewee noted the use of sandbags over detainee heads. Interviewee mentioned dogs were walked down the hallway, but did not go into ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Transcript)
Use of water, Other, Use of phobias, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity