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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Unlabed photographs of soldiers and military vehicles.
This Memo from the Army is dismissing, with prejudice, charges brought in a Court-Martial proceeding in exchange for the soldier pleading guilty to two (2) charges brought in an Article 15 proceeding. The investigation was in regards to ...
Mar. 23, 2005
Legal Memo, Photograph, Interview (Statement), UCMJ (Court-Martial, Article 15)
Face slap or insult slap, Walling, General, Assault/death, Physical assault, Threat
Following a roadside incident two (2) Iraqi civilians were awaiting soldier's investigation in to the matter, with their hands up and without any weapons. Several of these soldiers [proceeded to] punch, kick, butt stroke, and shout at the ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Investigative File, Photograph
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, General
Investigation into allegations of larceny, looting, failure to obey a general order, accessory after the fact and conspiracy. Case involves ten soldiers who allegedly stole $4,000 and 700,000 Iraqi dinars during a combat cordon and search of an ...
Power Point presentation explaining the responsibilities of U.S. armed forces and detainees' rights under the laws of war. Includes rules for record keeping, lessons for drafting sworn statements, and obligations to treat detainees with dignity ...
PowerPoint presentation discussing how to account for detainees, including correct procedures for conducting head counts and bed checks.
PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for conducting physical security operations in a detainee camp. Includes procedures for safeguarding and securing keys and locking devices, security measures for the general areas and high risk areas. ...
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for identifying contraband and procedures for conducting a frisk search, strip search, inspection/ shakedown of detainee's area, seizing contraband and observing safety precautions.
DOD PowerPoint presentation discussing methods for escorting detainees when moving them to designated areas inside and outside the detainee camp.
PowerPoint presentation discussing and depicting methods for applying handcuffs and leg restraints on detainees.