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.

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RelevanceDateRelease Date
July 22, 2005 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4494
State Department memo re: Detainees: Policy and Status. Completely redacted except for "Abu Ghraib: Multiple DoD investigations are currently underway. To date, one of the seven soldiers originally accused of crimes has faced a Special Court ...
Aug. 09, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Cara L. Abercrombie
Richard Schlicher | Paul R. Sutphin | Rexon Y. Ryu | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Charles W. Dunne | Elizabeth H. Richard | Joshua L. Dorosin
Cara L. Abercrombie, Ronald L. Schlicher , Paul R. Sutphin, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Charles W. Dunne, Elizabeth H. Richard, Joshua L. Dorosin
June 27, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4436
Email from JoAnn Dolan to State Department officials to address questions that may arise concerning the Guantanamo detainees. The guidance states that all the detainees are being treated humanely and in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, ...
Jan. 12, 2005
Email
JoAnn J. Dolan
Jonathan J. Carpenter | Pierre-Richard Prosper
JoAnn J. Dolan
June 18, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4467
Email exchanes concerning the Sec. of State's upcoming testimony.
Jan. 12, 2005
Email
Katherine M. Gorove
JoAnn J. Dolan | Cara L. Abercrombie | Joshua L. Dorosin | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Rexon Y. Ryu
Katherine M. Gorove, JoAnn J. Dolan, Cara L. Abercrombie, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Ronald W. Miller
July 06, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4479
Email from Cara Abercrombie requesting clearance for an issue paper on detainees. No attachment included.
Jan. 12, 2005
Email
Cara L. Abercrombie
Rexon Y. Ryu | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Charles W. Dunne | Joshua L. Dorosin
Cara L. Abercrombie, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Joshua L. Dorosin
Sept. 16, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3839
Emails discuss the release of approximately one hundred and sixty Abu Ghraib detainees, and the expected release of over 250 the following week.
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
Amanda C. Pilz
Cara L. Abercrombie | Joshua L. Dorosin | Robin Lerner | Ashley A. Larsen | Elizabeth H. Richard | Ronald W. Miller | Charles W. Dunne | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Rexon Y. Ryu
Amanda C. Pilz, Cara L. Abercrombie, Elizabeth H. Richard, Ronald W. Miller, Joshua L. Dorosin, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Rexon Y. Ryu, Monica J. Tillery, Frank E. Schmelzer , Robin Lerner, Ashley A. Larsen, Charles W. Dunne
June 10, 2004 | ACLU-RDI 4124
Comments attached
Dec. 30, 2004
Email
Todd F. Buchwald
Ronald W. Miller | Mikael C. McCowan | Joshua L. Dorosin | Edward R. Cummings | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Rexon Y. Ryu | Charles W. Dunne
Todd F. Buchwald, Ronald W. Miller, Edward R. Cummings, Joshua L. Dorosin, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Mikael C. McCowan
May 12, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4272
Email from Sara Stryker to Patricia Haslach and others with an attachment of State Department talking points to address questions concerning allegations of detainees abuse. Ms. Stryker's comments are "for clearance, please, by 1100 if possible. I ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Sara A. Stryker
Patricia M. Haslach | Jonathan J. Carpenter | Ronald W. Miller | Jeremy D. Caddel | John A. Gastright | Patrick M. Stewart | Amanda D. Rogers-Harper | Mustafa M. Popal
Sara A. Stryker, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Ronald W. Miller, Mustafa Popal
June 18, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4291
Email from Ronald Miller to Jeremy Caddel re: clearance for memo to Kabul from Prosper and Grossman. Mr. Miller's comments are "Amb Prosper spoke with U/S Grossman earlier today about sending this out under his name. Need your immediate clearance ...
Dec. 17, 2004
Email
Ronald W. Miller
Rexon Y. Ryu | Patrick M. Stewart | Jonathan J. Carpenter | John A. Gastright | George H. Frowick
Ronald W. Miller, George H. Frowick, Rexon Y. Ryu, Jeremy D. Caddel, Stewart M. Patrick, John A. Gastright, Jonathan S. Carpenter, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Jonathan M. Crock