Detainee Deaths FOIA—CIA documents released March 11, 2011

On October 16, 2009, the ACLU filed a FOIA request for documents relating to the deaths of detainees in U.S. custody.  The ACLU filed suit to enforce the request on September 15, 2010, and on March 11, 2010, the CIA released five heavily redacted documents in response to the request. You can view them below.

• Cover Letter (3/11/2011)
• All documents (43 pages)
  • 1 – CIA letter about prosecution of David Passaro (1/14/2005) (3 pages)
  • 2 – CIA letter to DOJ about prosecution of David Passaro (11/2/2004) (2 pages)
  • 3 – Memo from Condoleezza Rice, NSC, about “[redacted] Letters on Detainees” (8/18/2004) (16 pages)
  • 4 – Memo from Gregory Schulte, NSC, about agenda for 12/16/2004 Principals Committee Meeting on Detainees (12/14/2004) (16 pages)
  • 5 – Letter from Sen. Levin to CIA requesting CIA OIG report on CIA involvement in detainee abuse (10/24/2005) (6 pages)