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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Sept. 30, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2058
This document is a series of emails between Army Officers concerning manditory training for Detainee Operations with attachments (not included) and includes the latest guidance from in theater to include the MG Miller.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Geoffrey D. Miller
June 14, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2166
This email exchange is a follow-up and continuation of an email series concerning a Joint Publication on Detainee Operations and includes a daily briefing for June 14, 2004. Attachments not provided.
June 10, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2169
This email exchange is a follow-up and continuation of an email series concerning a Joint Publication on Detainee Operations and includes a daily briefing for June 10, 2004.
June 09, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2172
This document is an exchange of emails concerning a Joint Publication on Detainee Operations.
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Donald J. Ryder
June 15, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 2175
Email discusses six hot button issues [redacted] found in a Captain's report that is written in response to Major General Antonio Taguba's report. Also, the Captain's report comments on omissions made by MG Taguba in his report, omissions the ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Antonio Taguba, Donald J. Ryder, Walter Wojdakowski, Janis Leigh Karpinski
Other
June 10, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 2190
This document is an exchange of emails between Army Officials concerning an upcoming interview with the Schlesinger Panel. The document is mostly redacted but states in the top email "Interview Prep Page Ryder.doc: Sir, here are all of the panel ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
Donald J. Ryder
Donald J. Ryder, James R. Schlesinger, Walter Wojdakowski, Thomas Pappas, Keith B. Alexander
Aug. 24, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 4785
This email contains an attachment of a chronology and talking points concerning the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, detainee operations at the prison and the 60 Minutes television report on the matter. The information paper also details responses ...
Feb. 15, 2006
Email
David D. McKiernan
Aug. 07, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1850

An email chain following up on the CID's interview of a detainee.  Two CID reports are mentioned: 0093-04-C1D389-80674 and 0068-04-CID389-80663.

May 20, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1945
This Army Officer is requesting an investigation into alleged abuse of detainee in Afghanistan, while aboard USS Pelilieu and Bataan and in Guantanamo be undertaken.
June 22, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1984
Relates to draft of Army Inspector General's (DAIG) report on detainee operations, which is to be reviewed by senior leadership. There is a report circulating that the email recipient needs to review and comment on.