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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July 11, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2391
Heavily redacted memorandum regarding a detainee. The memo mentions the detainee's arrest in Mauritania in 2001 and eventual transfer to Bagram Air Force Base.
Dec. 22, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2392
This index lists this document as: LTC [redacted] email 22 Dec 04 containing ISN [redacted] Allegations but is also emboldened with "Attorney work-product" written on its first page. The memo addresses allegations related to incidents that took ...
Sept. 08, 2002 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2393
DOD Deleted Page Information Sheet
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2394
DOD Deleted Page Information Sheet
July 17, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2395
The index lists this document as: Memo for the Record dtd 17 July 03. The heavily redacted memo mentions the detainee's arrest in Mauritania in 2001 and eventual transfer to Bagram Air Force Base.
DOS | ACLU-RDI 2396

These notes are a synopsis of points the British government raised with Sec. State Powell concerning the living conditions of detainees at Guantanamo. The Notes detail talking points and matters covered in Sec. State Powell's response to the ...

June 15, 2006
Non-legal Memo, Notes
Colin L. Powell, Pierre-Richard Prosper
Apr. 29, 2003 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2397
A detainee at Guantanamo attempted suicide in his cell by hanging himself. He was rescued and lives saving measures were effective, however, the detainee suffered irreversible damage. This memo is a detail of the detainee’s condition and a ...
Nov. 05, 2002 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2399
This DOD memo is a list of talking points about the release of detainees; how they may be relocated by Al Qaeda and debriefed; and how to address press inquiries about the release of detainees. For this reason, the US Gov't will not make public ...
Oct. 29, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 2400

This email between State Department officials contains several attachments concerning their transfer of detainees to Guantanamo. The document is heavily redacted.

June 15, 2006
Email
Odell C. DeHart
JoAnn J. Dolan | Eliana Davidson | Bridget A. Brink | Jeffery Casler | David T. Johnson | Geeta Pasi | Scharfej Ross-Hyams | David L. Scott
Sept. 09, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 2401
This emial is to discuss Dept. of State talking points concerning detainees and Guantanamo. Heavily redacted.
June 15, 2006
Email
Odell C. DeHart
JoAnn J. Dolan