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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This document is a list of evidence gathered and the military forms used. The primary form cited is the DA Form 2823. The list also includes the Unit(s) involved in the investigation and Item in evidence.
Medical log book from the Hard Site at Abu Ghraib prison Medical Office listing the detainees and their ailments. Most information is redacted.
List of soldiers assigned to duty of Detainee Guard times with emails attached discussing the shift assignements.
Charts relating to investigation results. Handwritten note states: "137 detainees held by [redacted] units – compiled from data provided by MSC(CF) Units operating detention facilities and verified with information from [redacted]". All ...
List of detainees summaries in reverse chronological including name, date captured, capturing unit, where detained, departure date, and remarks. All information redacted except for some dates of capture, some remarks, a few descriptions under the ...

Sign-in sheet for a Temporary Holding Facility (THF) stating that the undersigned "have read and understand the THF and Policy Memorandum and will enforce the Policy and SOP'S during [their] duty shift at the THF." States that ...

Three maps of Iraq showing OPCON (Operational Control), TACON (Tactical Control), Direct Support, and General Support. Titles and all details are blacked out. First map is dated pre-January 2004.
List of legal references for Formica Report. Heavily redacted. Under a section headed "Interrogation," states, "US policy expressly prohibits as a means of or aid to interrogation: Acts of violence or intimidation, including physical or mental ...
List of annexes to report by BG Formica.
June 30, 2006
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Richard P. Formica
This DOD Memo provides a summary on CID investigations of detainee abuse and/or death in Iraq and Afghanistan. It lists forty-one (41) instances of death and abuse and the status of the investigations as well as any information relevant to the ...