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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RelevanceDateRelease Date
June 10, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2190
This document is an exchange of emails between Army Officials concerning an upcoming interview with the Schlesinger Panel. The document is mostly redacted but states in the top email "Interview Prep Page Ryder.doc: Sir, here are all of the panel ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Donald J. Ryder, James R. Schlesinger, Walter Wojdakowski, Thomas Pappas, Keith B. Alexander
Aug. 31, 2004 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 467

An email between members of the Staff Judge Advocate, forwarding a Washington Post article titled "Documents Helped Sow Abuse, Army Report Finds," from August 30, 2004.

Mar. 23, 2005
Email
Ricardo Sanchez, Paul J. Kern, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Alberto Mora, Geoffrey D. Miller, George W. Bush, John P. Abizaid, George R. Fay, Thomas Pappas
Stress positions, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Environmental manipulation, Light or sound, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Religious
July 18, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 659
This is the deposition of Brigadier General Janis L. Karpinski regarding conditions at Abu Ghraib Detention Facility. In her interview, Gen. Karpinski testified that she visited cell blocks 1A and 1B regularly; that Abu Ghraib housed juveniles ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Investigative File, Interview (Transcript), Judicial (Transcript)
Janis Leigh Karpinski, Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez, Geoffrey D. Miller, Barbara G. Fast, Paul Hill, Kretzer, Walter Wojdakowski, Michael Diamond, David D. McKiernan
Physical assault, General, Use of phobias, Sleep deprivation, Isolation, Dietary manipulation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Other
Apr. 27, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 666
Sworn statement of Staff Sergeant Deployed to Abu Ghraib Correctional Facility, Abu Ghraib, Iraq October 2003. The SSG stated they were given a tour of the facility including the screening sites, Hard Site, and Camp Vigilant, but did not observe ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez
Use of phobias
Apr. 27, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 672
Sworn statement from a Civilian assigned to AG as an interrogator. He/she did not recall observing abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. The gentleman did say "I did not witness or know about any detainee abuse or any photos of detainees. I did not witness ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias
May 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 675
This sworn statement by a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), Platoon Leader at Abu Ghraib prison from September 2004 until May 2004 stated that "I heard of an unauthorized interrogation by three interrogators. The interrogators took a female ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Nudity, Other
May 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 697
This statement of a CACI civilian contractor hired as a Screener was assigned to Abu Ghraib prison in min-November 2003. He remained there for two (2) months. He states he was not properly trained in the Interrogation Rules of Engagement (IROE) ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Sleep deprivation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming
June 04, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 698
Sworn statement of a Sergeant assigned to Abu Ghraib prison from August - December 2003. The SGT was a 97B Counterintelligence Agent with the 519th Military Intelligence Brigade assigned to set-up interrogation procedures and Rules of Engagement ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual
May 06, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 700
This statement of a CACI civilian contractor hired as a Screener was assigned to Abu Ghraib prison in min-November 2003. He remained there for two (2) months. He states he was not properly trained in the Interrogation Rules of Engagement (IROE) ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas
Physical assault, General, Use of electricity, Sleep deprivation, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Forced grooming
May 26, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 703
This is a sworn statement by a Lieutenant Colonel with the 320th Military Police Battalion concerning his deployment to, and experience at Abu Ghraib prison. "It became obvious to me that the majority of our detainees were detained as the result ...
Mar. 03, 2005
Interview (Statement)
Thomas Pappas, Ricardo Sanchez, Janis Leigh Karpinski, Barbara G. Fast