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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May 28, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6212
A considerably redacted email regarding whether or not the FBI should proceed with the interview of the detainee.
Oct. 30, 2009
Email
John S. Pistole, Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman
Oct. 08, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6214
A considerably redacted email about agents in Afghanistan and Iraq and further advice on interrogations.
Oct. 30, 2009
Email
Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman
June 21, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6215
Series of emails dealing with responses to QFRs (Questions for the Record) following the Director of the FBI's testimony before the Senate Judiciary on 05/20/2004.
Oct. 30, 2009
Email
Patrick W. Kelley
Marion E. Bowman
Frankie Battle, Valerie E. Caproni, Marion E. Bowman, Patrick W. Kelley, Janice K. Fedarcyk, J. Stephen Tidwell
May 27, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6218
Heavy redacted series of emails regarding the FBI's stance on interrogation techniques. One official frames it as a "public perception issue."
Feb. 05, 2005 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6219
An email regarding allegations of misconduct against two FBI agents. During an interview with one of the agents, they stated that there were, "inhumane conditions at the Baghdad detention facility... Although I only personally observed this abuse ...
Oct. 30, 2009
Email
Toni M. Fogle
Charlene B. Thornton
Toni M. Fogle, Charlene B. Thornton
July 12, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6223
An email in reply to a received "'positive' response." The response reports that the FBI agent observed aggressive treatment of a detainee who appeared to have blood shot eyes and what appeared to be blood that congealed to his eyelashes.
Dec. 21, 2004 | Legislative | ACLU-RDI 6230
A letter from a U.S. senator to the FBI requesting documents regarding interrogation of enemy detainees.
Oct. 30, 2009
Letter
Valerie E. Caproni
Dec. 22, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6232
A series of emails regarding a requested chronology of events relative to FBI involvement with the issue of treatment/mistreatment of detainees. The claimed goal of the document is to use it for "briefing the Hill when/if they ask for it."
Oct. 30, 2009
Email
Valerie E. Caproni
Julie F. Thomas
Valerie E. Caproni, Julie F. Thomas, Patrick W. Kelley
Nov. 19, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6234
This series of emails discusses constitutional issues overseas. One email notes that FBI personnel in the Iraq are gathering intelligence for military operations--not independent FBI operations. The same email asks a couple of questions: " If the ...
Dec. 04, 2004 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 6236
An email regarding a "DHS Mou." The email also mentions a memo "covering detainees we don't want them to arrest."
Oct. 30, 2009
Email
Julie F. Thomas
Julie F. Thomas