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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Nov. 26, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5129
Press Release from the Public Affairs Office of the 82nd Airborne Division concerning the death of Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mawhoush.
Jan. 14, 2014
Other
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Apr. 11, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5169
Record documenting the capture of Abu Ali, senior member of the Abu Abdullah Terrorist Group, Manadal Al-Jumadi, Abu Abdullah, Abu Abdullah group cell leader, and "one unknown male, Ivo Mahmudiyah". Abu Ali was detained by Naval Special Warfare ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Other
Abu Ali, Manadel Al-Jamadi
Dec. 06, 2003 | CID | ACLU-RDI 5167
Letter from the Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command to John L. Helgerson, CIA Inspector General requesting assistance in investigating the death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush. Specifically, the letter requests "assistance in ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Letter
John L. Helgerson
John L. Helgerson
Abed Hamed Mowhoush
Oct. 31, 2003 | Executive | ACLU-RDI 5124
A Central Command presentation slide entitled, "Iraq Detainee Population Categorization." The slide contains a pie chart categorizing the Iraq detainee population. Categories include: "Enemy Prisoners of War," "High Value Detainees," "Civilian ...
Nov. 03, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5164
This memo describes the standard operating procedures for the Tiger Base Detention Center in Iraq. The memo outlines instructions for bringing detainees to the base, guard force responsibilities, the detention center battle rhythm, and personnel ...
DOA | ACLU-RDI 5120
CIA copy of this standard form used when apprehending a prisoner.
July 30, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5148
CIA copy of a DOA letter addressed to the CIA's Office of General Counsel. In the letter Captain Christopher Graveline, Judge Advocate, states that he has been appointed trial counsel for the prosecution of five individuals in relation to ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Letter
Christopher Graveline | Captain | Judge Advocate
Christopher Graveline
Jan. 12, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 5147
This memorandum of understanding is between the Joint Interrogation and Detention Center (JIDC) and all external agencies who want to house detainees in cell block 1A and 1B at Abu Ghraib. The stated goal of the agreement is to eliminate the ...
Jan. 14, 2014
Non-legal Memo
Isolation
DOD | ACLU-RDI 5160
This fragmentation order to CJTF-7 concerns detainee detention operations. The order consolidates prior detainee orders and guidance and controls detention and processing of all civilian internees and enemy prisoners of war. This copy does not ...
June 05, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 5151
This DOD memo for Attendees of the IC Leadership VTC from the Iraq Survey Group relates to the capabilities of the Joint Intelligence Debriefing Centre. A significant portion of this document is redacted.