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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Sept. 11, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6336
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding guidelines for FBI operations in Iraq, designed especially for the FBI's Iraq Task Force (ITF), located in Doha, Qatar. The memorandum also includes information on command and control, ...
June 15, 2011
Non-legal Memo
Bruce J. Gebhardt, Larry A. Mefford, John S. Pistole, Thomas J. Harrington, Frankie Battle
Feb. 22, 2005 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6335
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding Department of Justice protocol for the investigation of terrorism overseas. The memorandum includes information about the standards for the handling of a criminal case in a battlefield zone, ...
Nov. 16, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6333
The document is an internal FBI memorandum, regarding the results of interviews of FBI Special Agents conducted by representatives of the United States Army Criminal Investigation command.
Nov. 03, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6332
The document is an affidavit of a New York Office FBI Special Agent, regarding his role in the interrogations of a redacted detainee. He asserts that he did not witness any abuse or mistreatment of the detainee.
Nov. 03, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6331
The document is an affidavit of a New York Office FBI Special Agent, regarding his role in the interrogations of a redacted detainee. He asserts that he did not witness any abuse or mistreatment of the detainee.
Nov. 29, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6330
The document is a fax cover sheet for 20 pages (including cover) faxed to the FBI in New York.
Apr. 11, 2005 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6325
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General request for documents related to detainee abuse. The email details an observed incident of potential abuse.
June 15, 2011
Email
John T. Furlow
Aug. 24, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6323
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the waiving of OPR liability for FBI agents who witnessed abuse at Guantanamo Bay.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Aug. 24, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6322
The document is an internal FBI email, regarding the waiving of OPR liability for FBI agents who witnessed abuse at Guantanamo Bay.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Toni M. Fogle
Sept. 02, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6321
The document is an internal FBI document, regarding the circumstances in which FBI agents must be granted notice.
June 15, 2011
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Toni M. Fogle