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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Aug. 28, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 987
This Charge Sheet describes charges brought against Soldiers who staged a mock execution on an Iraqi boy (13-17 years old) by driving him to a field and firing live rounds near his head. They claim it was done to scare him off from looting. The ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Legal Memo, UCMJ (Court-Martial)
Physical assault, General, Threat, Assault/death
Feb. 25, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 992
Autopsy No: A02-95. 35-year-old Afghan male civilian detainee was found unresponsive and retained in his cell and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the 339th CSH, Bagram Air Field. Cause of Death: Blunt force injuries to lower extremities ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Autopsy, Death Certificate)
Physical assault, General
Sept. 06, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1025
Medical reports on numerous detainees and their Treatment. There are a variety of ailments and injuries complained of. The ages of the patents ranges from early 20's to late 60's. Most of the records have handwritten notation by the treating ...
Nov. 05, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1027
Emails concerning medicine facilities, prisoner of war camps and detentions facilities with a focus on preventative treatment and responsive action.
Nov. 07, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1028
Emails regarding prison conditions in Iraq. Discussion includes water supply/distribution system; sewer systems; dealing with garbage dumped outside of jail; and overcrowding in jails. Discussions on how to transfer control to jails over to ...
June 15, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1029
Suggests briefing the TSG on the findings of an upcoming report DAIG Detainee Operations Inspection Report.
Aug. 18, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1030
This email discusses the need for adequate number of doctors to provide preventative medicine to detainees. The IG report found that doctors were not resources adequately and in some cases lacked adequate training or guidance to perform the ...
Aug. 20, 2004 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1031
Email from an Army medical officer to another Army Medical officer with attached New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet articles that accuse military physicians of complicity in detainee abuse.
Apr. 25, 2004 | CID | ACLU-RDI 1033
Medical evaluation for 21 year-old male detainee. Detainee claims to have his eyes covered, hands cuffed, no food or water for three (3) days, kicked, punched and had his feet stepped on at the Dhyla Al Mokhadia Base, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. ...
Apr. 18, 2005
Medical (Physical (non-death))
Physical assault, General, Dietary manipulation, Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Dec. 23, 2003 | DOA | ACLU-RDI 1034
Medical records for four (4) different Iraqi detainees complaining of routine medical issues, none are implied or blamed on abuse or trauma suffered while in US custody. Complaints include Constipation; headache; chest pain; and general ...