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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July 20, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1315
39-A Proceedings re: Transcript of Arraignment for Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie. This transcript is the procedural setting of trial date and assignment of attorneys for Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Scott A. McKenzie
July 13, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1316
Article 32 Proceeding Charge Sheet for charges against Scott McKenzie for his role in abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. The charges are: 1) dereliction of duty; 2) maltreatment of detainees (three counts); 3) aiding and abetting in ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Nov. 09, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1317
Article 32 Proceeding Charge Sheet for additional charges against Scott McKenzie for his role in abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. The additional charges are: 1) obstruction of justice; and 2) attempt to impede investigation.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Scott A. McKenzie, David D. McKiernan
Jan. 07, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1318
Letter signed by Lt. General McKiernan dismissing, with prejudice, all charges against Sergeant Scott A. McKenzie. No other information provided.
July 01, 2005
Legal Memo, UCMJ (Court-Martial)
David D. McKiernan
Scott A. McKenzie, David D. McKiernan
Nov. 08, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1319
This letter from Lt. General McKiernen directs action on the charges against Sergeant McKenzie. Specifically, the charges are referred for trial by a General Court-Martial.
July 01, 2005
Legal Memo, UCMJ (Court-Martial)
David D. McKiernan
David D. McKiernan, Scott A. McKenzie
Nov. 15, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1320
This is the Court Martial record of Specialist Timothy F. Canjar. It includes the charges against Spc. Canjar and his plea(s) as well as. Spc. Canjar was charged with: 1) dereliction of duty; 2) maltreatment of detainees (4 counts); 3) intent to ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Timothy F. Canjar
Physical assault, Sexual, General, Assault/death, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Nudity, Sexual, Religious, Forced physical training, Other, Threat, Other Humiliation
Aug. 27, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1321
This Article 32 proceeding concerns a hearing where defense request for witnesses, discovery, and general procedures for the Article 32 hearing were covered. The hearing was to present the charges to the accused; to determine thoroughly, and ...
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Timothy F. Canjar
Nov. 15, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1322
This document is part of the transcript of the Article 32 proceeding against Spc. Timothy F. Canjar who was accused of detainee abuse at Camp Bucca, Iraq in May 2003. See ACLU RDI 1322 and the other documents following in sequence.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Timothy F. Canjar
Nov. 15, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1323
This document is part of the transcript of the Article 32 proceeding against Spc. Timothy F. Canjar who was accused of detainee abuse at Camp Bucca, Iraq in May 2003. See ACLU RDI 1322 and the other documents following in sequence.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Timothy F. Canjar
DOD | ACLU-RDI 1324
This document is part of the Article 32 hearing transcript of Spc. Timothy F. Canjar. See ACLU RDI 1322 and the other documents following in sequence.
July 01, 2005
UCMJ (Article 32)
Timothy F. Canjar