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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DOD-OGC | ACLU-RDI 3538
Handwritten note. The name Dave Nahmias, DOJ is readable. Also, the Pentagon is mentioned. Contents Completely Redacted.
Feb. 06, 2006
Notes
David E. Nahmias
David E. Nahmias
May 31, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1998
These are notes and observations on Operation Iraqi Freedom from the JRTC Fire Support team while in the CENTCOM AOR during OPERATIONS Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom from May 31 - June 13, 2003.
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2242
[Document completely redacted].
Feb. 15, 2006
Notes
Donald J. Ryder
DOS | ACLU-RDI 2396

These notes are a synopsis of points the British government raised with Sec. State Powell concerning the living conditions of detainees at Guantanamo. The Notes detail talking points and matters covered in Sec. State Powell's response to the ...

June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo, Notes
Colin L. Powell, Pierre-Richard Prosper
Sept. 23, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 4885
Memo discusses the conclusion of the special inquiry into Guantanamo Bay abuse allegation after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The memo mentions the attachment of documents, the only one that is visible is a copy of handwritten notes, an FD-340, ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Non-legal Memo, Notes
Robert D. Grant
Sept. 09, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 4890
Handwritten notes on observations of detainee interrogations at Camp Delta, Guantanamo. The FBI agent notes that he saw a detainee "chained hand/foot" in a fetal position; detainees urinated & defecated upon themselves; and the temperature of the ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Notes
Stress positions, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Light or sound, Temperature, Other Humiliation, Environmental manipulation
| ACLU-RDI 4894
Receipt of Original Notes re: Interview. No contents.
Sept. 14, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 4895
Handwritten notes of FBI agent deployed to Guantanamo. Agent notes are a timeline of his activities witnessing interviews and detainee abuse at Camp Delta, Guantanamo. The typed-out version of these notes are in ACLU RDI 4893 and email ACLU RDI ...
Jan. 02, 2007
Notes
Geoffrey D. Miller, Michael E. Dunlavey
Physical assault, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Other Humiliation, Religious
| ACLU-RDI 4898
Receipt of Original Notes re: Interview. No content.
Sept. 14, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 4899

Handwritten note of an FBI agent who toured through Camp Delta, Guantanamo. These notes are related to ACLU RDI 4893, ACLU RDI 4895, ACLU RDI 4896 and ACLU RDI 4897.

Jan. 02, 2007
Notes
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Other Humiliation, Religious