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.

Search Result (77)

RelevanceDateRelease Date
Mar. 23, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1381
Questionnaire asked the First Lieutenant forty-one questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. Responded that there is no requirement to report abuse, only a "moral obligation" to report. Also, ...
Apr. 05, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1382
Questionnaire asked the First Sergeant forty-one questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. First Sergeant responded that in processing detainees, all males are removed from their homes, segregated, ...
July 15, 2005
Interview (Questionnaire)
Physical assault, General, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Apr. 06, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1383
Questionnaire asked the Major forty-six questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. [Handwriting illegible] [contents redacted]. Described preparation for detainee operations and treatment. Stated that ...
July 15, 2005
Interview (Questionnaire)
Isolation, Dietary manipulation
DOD | ACLU-RDI 1384
Questionnaire asked official questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. Missing first pages. Answered questions regarding training procedures. [Contents redacted].
May 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1385
Questionnaire asked the official a series of questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. [Handwriting illegible] [content redacted].
Mar. 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1386
Questionnaire asked the official a series of questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. When asked to describe training and preparation prior to deployment, official responded, "None-no fit ...
July 15, 2005
Interview (Questionnaire)
Isolation, Other
Mar. 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1387

Questionnaire asked the Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) a series of questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. Lieutenant Colonel responded that military working dogs were used within the detention ...

July 15, 2005
Interview (Questionnaire)
Use of phobias
DOD | ACLU-RDI 1388
Questionnaire asked the official forty-four questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. Described in-processing as "hasty." When asked about interrogation process, official stated that there was "[n]o ...
DOD | ACLU-RDI 1389
An Army questionnaire given to soldier including a series of questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. The soldier that soldiers did not receive training on the Rules of Interaction and that there was no ...
July 15, 2005
Interview (Questionnaire)
Physical assault, General
Mar. 10, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1390

Questionnaire asked the official forty-four questions regarding soldier training, soldier morale and the treatment of detainees. When discussing interrogations, Official described it as "hasty." Official also stated that with ...