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 20, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1759
This Court Martial record (volume 8 of 8) discusses the court martial proceedings of Staff Sergeant Ivan L. Frederick, II, who was charged for offenses he committed while assigned to the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility on or about November 08, ...
Nov. 30, 2005
UCMJ (Court-Martial), Judicial (Opinion)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Ricardo Sanchez, Geoffrey D. Miller, George R. Fay, Armin J. Cruz, Roman Krol, Judge Merck, Judge Johnson, Judge Moore, Thomas F. Metz, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt
May 03, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1533
Memo from General Miller re: Allegations of inhumane treatment of detainees. General Miller directs the interrogators at Guantanamo to cease the use of the "Fear-Up Harsh" interrogation; only DOD personnel may approve interrogation plans; ...
July 22, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Geoffrey D. Miller
General, Assault/death, Light or sound, Sexual, Forced physical training, Physical assault, Threat, Environmental manipulation, Other Humiliation
Nov. 01, 2004 | SOUTHCOM | ACLU-RDI 1295
This Department of Defense memo is to address questions that may arise from the release of the Schlesinger Report and Navy Inspector General Admiral A.T. Church's review of detainee operations at Guantanamo. The memo includes a brief description ...
June 24, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Albert T. Church, James R. Schlesinger, Geoffrey D. Miller
Water dousing, Sexual, Forced grooming, Use of water, Other Humiliation
Apr. 14, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1300
This is an Article 15 proceeding against a Military Police soldier who punched a detainee about his body with his fist after the detainee was already shackled. The soldier also faced charges of dereliction of duty by failing to secure the ...
June 24, 2005
UCMJ (Article 15)
Geoffrey D. Miller
Physical assault
May 18, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3356
FBI memo concerning claims that DOD interrogators have impersonated FBI agents when interviewing detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle, Geoffrey D. Miller, David E. Nahmias
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
May 06, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3372
Memo discusses the FBI's objections and concerns regarding the military's interrogation tactics in Afghanistan, Guantanamo and Iraq. The memo states that in late 2002 and continuing into mid-2003, the Behavioral Analysis Unit raised concerns ...
May 18, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Geoffrey D. Miller, Christopher A. Wray
SERE, Physical assault, General
Jan. 20, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3379
Email states "We had a meeting with TJ Harrington today and he inquired about the outcome of your meeting with DoD (General Miller) regarding interrogations in June 2003 where an FBI agent was impersonated. Was that ever resolved? Is there any ...
May 18, 2005
Email
Geoffrey D. Miller, Thomas J. Harrington
Manipulation of interrogator’s identity
June 23, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 3380
Email between FBI officials [names redacted] discussing an 'FBI Supervisory Ruse." The official states that he/she was advised to speak to General Geoffrey D. Miller regarding the matter, but instead chose to speak to [redacted]. There is a ...
May 18, 2005
Email
Geoffrey D. Miller
July 12, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1134

Email attaching an Assessment of the Biometric Automated Toolset software system used throughout the detention procedure at Abu Ghraib. Report claims it is functioning at 75%.

May 16, 2005
Email
Geoffrey D. Miller
May 05, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1193
Summary of comments made through media outlets by General Peter Schoomaker, General George Casey, Major General Geoffrey Miller, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, President George Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, General Peter Pace, ...
May 16, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Peter Schoomaker, George W. Casey, Jr., Geoffrey D. Miller, Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt, George W. Bush, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Peter Pace, Colin L. Powell