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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An Iraqi national, 56-year-old male, died while in custody at FOB Ironhorse on August 13, 2003 due to cardiopulmonary arrest; no autopsy was performed; no foul play or abuse suspected. Detainee had been ill and received medical attention. The ...
Nov. 30, 2005
Investigative File
Raymond T. Odierno
Form for AR 15-6 proceedings. Appointed by MG Raymond Odierno. A detainee died while in custody at the DCCP. The deceased was seen by a cardiologist at the 28th CSH and diagnosed with coronary artery disease, angina and type II diabetes. He died ...
Nov. 30, 2005
Investigative File
Raymond T. Odierno
Instructions for Task Force Talon Unit in detaining individuals. Deadly force is not authorized unless ammunition, weapons or explosives are being looted. Categories of detainees. Rules of Engagement. Arrest procedures.
Army memo stating that the proper safeguarding of detainees is the responsibility of capturing US forces and that US personnel are to adhear tot he Rules of Engagment.
Nov. 30, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Raymond T. Odierno
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance for the treatment of enemy prisoners of war (EPW), civilian internees (CI) and other detainees (OD) in the custody of U.S. Forces. Commanders at all levels will ensure that EPWs, civilian ...
Nov. 30, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Raymond Odierno
Raymond T. Odierno

NCIS report on the results of investigative efforts regarding allegations of abuse made by two detainees, Ali and Hassan, in Iraq. In one case, a detainee captured on February 8, 2004, alleged he was assaulted while being held at "al ...

Nov. 29, 2005
Investigative File (NCIS)
Physical assault, General, Other
This memo is a report on the survey and investigation of commander’s understanding and training to his soldier the detainee operations procedures. The memo details the commander's instructions and preparation for accepting detainees and EPWs. It ...
Reports the findings of an inspection of the 1st Cavalry Division Brigade and Interrogation Facilities. Report found that facilities did not violate shutdown criteria. Common deficiencies included failing to conduct medical screenings prior to ...
Oct. 31, 2005
Non-legal Memo
Peter W. Chiarelli
This is a report of investigations conducted between June 11 - 18, 2004 on detention facilities and the training and accountability of the soldiers. The report finds that the facilities complied with Geneva Convention policies and except for ...
This report provides Commanding General with report of investigations conducted in July 2004. It finds that the inspection area contains overlapping checklist items from the other four inspection areas and that the facilities inspected did not ...