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 14, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2097
The original email contains four attachments, including photos from Abu Ghraib (the photos are not included in this document). The "Tasking Summary" is included in the email, its subject is entitled "Investigations." The Summary mentions a final ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder, Antonio Taguba
May 15, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2050
These emails between Army Officers concerns the training of soldiers going overseas who will or may encounter Prisoners of War (POWs) or other detainees and how the Rules of Engagement (ROE) are to be implemented.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Julian H. Burns
Antonio Taguba | Dan M. Colglazier | Raymond D. Barrett
Antonio Taguba, Stephen J. Curry, Raymond D. Barrett, Jr, Julian H. Burns, Thomas G. Miller
May 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2048
These emails between Army Officers concerns the Taguba Report with Highlighted Training Issues for them to discuss at length.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Julian H. Burns
Julian H. Burns, Antonio Taguba
DOA | ACLU-RDI 2002
Army Memo on the Current Prison Investigations list of seven investigations into allegations of abuse at Guantanamo, Bagram, Abu Ghraib, Army Reserve: Training, and Worldwide.
Feb. 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ricardo Sanchez, Antonio Taguba, George R. Fay, James R. Helmly
Jan. 06, 2005 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1990
The report of the Army Inspector General (DAIG) follows up on the Taguba report that made findings against BG Karpinski. The DAIG investigations gave Karpinski a chance to review and rebut the report. The DAIG then gave Major Taguba a chance to ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Oversight Report
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Antonio Taguba
May 19, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1986
The email sets up a review of Major General Taguba's report.
Dec. 21, 2005
Email
Antonio Taguba
May 20, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1756

This Court Martial record (volume 5 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)
Ivan L. Frederick, II, Romie Leslie Brownlee, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ricardo Sanchez, Antonio Taguba, George R. Fay, Megan M. Ambuhl, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Jeremy C. Sivits, Javal Sean Davis, Sabrina D. Harman, Armin J. Cruz, Lynndie Rana England, Paul J. Kern, Anthony R. Jones, Geoffrey D. Miller, Walter Wojdakowski, Barbara G. Fast, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Steven L. Jordan, Jason L. Jones, Togo D. West, Jr., Richard A. Coleman, J.L. Johnson, J.S. Mobley, Barbara G. Fast, Thomas Pappas
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, Threat, Use of electricity, Stress positions, Cramped confinement, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Temperature, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious, Forced grooming, Other
May 20, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1757
This Court Martial record (volume 6 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)
Megan M. Ambuhl, Javal Sean Davis, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Sabrina D. Harman, Jeremy C. Sivits, Armin J. Cruz, Lynndie Rana England, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Antonio Taguba, Captain Kobs, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Physical assault, General, Threat, Use of electricity, Stress positions, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Religious, Other
May 20, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1753
This Court Martial record (volume 2 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)
Antonio Taguba, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Megan M. Ambuhl, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Sabrina D. Harman, Jeremy C. Sivits, Armin J. Cruz, Lynndie Rana England
DOA | ACLU-RDI 1209
Army talking points on the abuse allegations at Abu Ghraib prison. Provides basic information about the Abu Ghraib investigation for speaking with the press.
May 16, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Antonio Taguba, David D. McKiernan, Donald J. Ryder