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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Nov. 18, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1680
Medical records of a 30 year-old Iraqi male admitted to hospital with gunshot wound to chest, groin, torso and associated injuries as a result of a firefight with coalition forces. The Iraqi was firing a Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher (RPG) at ...
Oct. 15, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
General, Physical assault
Nov. 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1684
Detainee died of gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen. Traumatic injury secondary to gunshot wound to the abdomen. Approximate interval between onset and death: 13 days.
Oct. 15, 2005
Medical (Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General
Aug. 05, 2005 | DOA | OJAG | ACLU-RDI 1593
This Court Martial record discusses the court martial proceedings of Specialist Roman Krol, who was charged for offenses he committed while assigned to the Abu Ghraib Detention Facility on or about October 25, 2003. Specialist Roman Krol was ...
Oct. 04, 2005
UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Roman Krol, Ivan L. Frederick, II, Charles A. Graner, Jr., Sabrina D. Harman, Armin J. Cruz, George R. Fay, Kenneth Davis, Megan M. Ambuhl, Lynndie Rana England, Javal Sean Davis, Jeremy C. Sivits, Thomas F. Metz
Use of water, Water dousing, Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Sexual, General, Threat, Stress positions, Use of phobias, Nudity, Other Humiliation, Sexual, Forced grooming, Forced physical training
Feb. 02, 2005 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1537

An investigation of detainee abuse that occurred while the detainee was being transported from Al Baghdadi to the Baghdad International Airport and then on to Abu Ghraib prison. The investigation established insufficient evidence to show ...

Sept. 20, 2005
Investigative File (CID)
Physical assault, Face slap or insult slap, Stomach/abdominal slap, Stress positions
Jan. 08, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1538

A detainee claims to have been assaulted while in custody at Camp Al Baghdadi. The detainee had his injuries substantiated and the conclusion of the report was that the detainee was abused. The report found that the detainee was handcuffed and ...

Sept. 20, 2005
Investigative File (CID)
General, Stress positions, Dietary manipulation, Physical assault
Mar. 09, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1539
This document is a translated statement made by a detainee taken in to custody. Detainee describes abuse he received when taken in to custody at the Iraq/Saudi Arabia boarder. He said he was forced to exercise. He also stated to have been put in ...
Sept. 20, 2005
Investigative File (CID), Interview (Statement)
General, Stress positions, Forced physical training, Physical assault
Nov. 14, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1540

This document is a sworn statement by a physician who examined a detainee who claimed to have been abused. The doctor concluded that the detainees injuries were consistent with his complaint of being abused.

July 20, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1541

CID Agent's Investigative Report on CID# 0841-04-CID259-80230-5C2/5y2E/5X1. Mostly redacted.

Nov. 23, 2005 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1542
Sworn Statements of two (2) US soldiers who were involved in the detention of a detainee who claims to have been abused while in custody. The soldiers give an account of the detainee being treated consistently with the Rules of Engagement and ...
Nov. 24, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1543
CID Report outlines the timeline for the incident of alleged abuse of a detainee when he was taken in to custody on February 8, 2004. The detainee was on a list of individuals to be captured and was captured. He alleged that he was assaulted ...