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
DOA | ACLU-RDI 2004
Soldier Training Manual ST 3-90.33: Mounted Brigade Combat Team TACSO; Handling EPW's and Captured Material
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2005
Deleted Page Information Sheet - Mounted Brigade Combat Team (TACSOP)
DOA | ACLU-RDI 2012
Coalition Provisional Authority blank documents including Apprehension Form, Table of Maximum Pre-Trial detention, processing forms, Powerpoint presentation on interview techniques, rules for the use of force.
Sept. 01, 1987 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2014
Army Field Manual - FM 34-25: Corps Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Operations. Only cover page is provided.
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2016
DOD Medical Form: History and Physical Exam Form - Blank
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2017
DOD: Routine Medical Exam Form - Blank
DOD | ACLU-RDI 2018
Detainee Transfer Form - Blank
June 01, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2019
This document is the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the camp Duke, Iraq detainee holding facility. The memo states that: Detainees will be treated with respect and dignity. No personnel in the facilities will be allowed to humiliate any ...
Aug. 13, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2020
This Army memo issued by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq sets out minimum standards for the handling and treatment of detainees. The memo specifically states "Detainees will be treated by all forces with personal dignity and ...
June 23, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2021
Email between Army officers regarding detainee operations and the need for getting "the right people" in theater.