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 04, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2738
DOD Deleted Page Information Sheet
May 11, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2734
Heavily redacted email referring to talking points on Iraq.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Rena Comisac | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Laura Parsky | David E. Nahmias | Bryan Sierra
Rena Comisac | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Laura Parsky | David E. Nahmias | Bryan Sierra
Rena Comisac, John Richter, Christopher A. Wray, Laura H. Parsky, David E. Nahmias, Bryan Sierra, Mark Corallo
May 06, 2004 | CRIM | ACLU-RDI 2735
Email forwarding Ashcroft letter to the Criminal Division for review.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Julie Samuels | Peter B. Owen
Julie Samuels | William Moschella | Sean McLaughlin | Crystal Roberts | Dave Blake | Deborah Rhodes | John Richter | Rena Comisac | David E. Nahmias | Saundra M. Callier | Nancy Scottfinan | Jennifer Mingay
Julie E. Samuels, David E. Nahmias, Peter B. Owen, William E. Moschella, Sean McLaughlin, Crystal Roberts, John Richter, Rena Comisac, Deborah J. Rhodes
May 07, 2004 | Legislative | ACLU-RDI 2736
Letter seeking response regarding the contradiction between testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and media reports regarding the investigation of abuses by contractors at Abu Ghraib.
Oct. 15, 2004
Letter
Patrick Leahy
John D. Ashcroft
Patrick Leahy, John D. Ashcroft, William E. Moschella
Manadel Al-Jamadi
May 10, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2732
An email that includes the final version of [Senator Patrick] Leahy's response letter.
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Rena Comisac | Monica Veney
Rena Comisac | John Richter | David Nahmias | Wanda Martinson
Monica Veney, Wanda Martinson, Rena Comisac, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, David E. Nahmias, Bryan Sierra
May 07, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2733
Response to letter from Senator Patrick Leahy seeking clarification regarding referral for investigation received by DOJ from DOD and CIA. Specifically concerning the investigation of abuses by civilian contractors at Abu Ghraib.
Oct. 15, 2004
Letter
William Moschella
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy, William E. Moschella, Orrin Hatch
May 14, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2729

Text fully redacted. Email Subject: Wolf Letter

Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David E. Nahmias
Jeffrey Taylor
David E. Nahmias, Jeffrey Taylor, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, Rena Comisac, Laura H. Parsky, Patrick Rowan, Frank Wolf
May 13, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2730
Text fully redacted. Email Subject: DSS Proposed Outline- Iraqi Detainees
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
David Nahmias | Patrick Rowan | Laura Parsky | John Richter | Jennifer Levy | Teresa L. McHenry
David E. Nahmias, Patrick Rowan, Laura H. Parsky, John Richter, Jennifer Levy, Teresa L. McHenry
May 13, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 2731
This email includes an attachment of proposed issues to be addressed at the 5/14/2004 meeting with the Department of Defense (DOD).
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Patrick Rowan | David Nahmias | Jennifer Levy | Laura Parsky | Teresa L. McHenry
Patrick Rowan, David E. Nahmias, Jennifer Levy, Laura H. Parsky, Teresa L. McHenry
May 17, 2004 | DOJ | ACLU-RDI 2727
Text entirely redacted. Email Subject: UCMJ
Oct. 15, 2004
Email
Patrick Rowan | Teresa L. McHenry
David Nahmias | John Richter | Christopher A. Wray | Patrick Rowan
Teresa L. McHenry, Patrick Rowan, Jennifer Levy, Laura H. Parsky, Christopher A. Wray, John Richter, David E. Nahmias