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• Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program, Together With Foreword by Chairman Feinstein, and Additional and Minority Views (redacted declassified summary version released 2014), by United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, contrib. by Dianne Feinstein, John D. Rockefeller, Ron Wyden, Mark Udall, Martin Heinrich, Angus King, Susan Collins, Saxby Chambliss, Richard M. Burr, James E. Risch, Daniel R. Coats, Marco Rubio, and Tom A. Coburn (PDF at senate.gov)
• Investigation Into the Office of Legal Counsel's Memoranda Concerning Issues Relating to the Central Intelligence Agency's Use of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" on Suspected Terrorists (redacted for public release, 2009), by United States Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (PDF at Wayback Machine)
• No More Excuses: A Roadmap to Justice for CIA Torture (New York et al.: Human Rights Watch, 2015), by Laura Pitter and Leslie Haskell (HTML and PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
• Ethics Abandoned: Medical Professionalism and Detainee Abuse in the War on Terror (New York: Institute on Medicine as a Profession, c2013), by Task Force on Preserving Medical Professionalism in National Security Detention Centers (PDF with commentary at imapny.org)
• The Report of the Constitution Project's Report on Detainee Treatment (Washington: Constitution Project, c2013), by Constitution Project Task Force on Detainee Treatment (PDF with commentary at detaineetaskforce.org)
• Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees (c2011), by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
• Directing / requesting certain information relating to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons to be provided to the House of Representatives; requesting / directing certain documents relating to U.S. policies under the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Geneva Conventions to be provided to the House of Representatives; and requesting / directing certain documents relating to Europe in December 2005 to be provided to the House of Representatives : markup before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, on H. Res. 593, H. Res. 624 and H. Res. 642, February 8, 2006. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2006), by United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extraordinary rendition in US counterterrorism policy (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Human Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extraordinary rendition, extraterritorial detention and treatment of detainees : restoring our moral credibility and strengthening our diplomatic standing : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, July 26, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rendition to torture : the case of Maher Arar : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, October 18, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2007), by Human Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations and Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• Torture and the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees : the effectiveness and consequences of 'enhanced' interrogation : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, November 8, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report OIG-08-18, 'the removal of a Canadian Citizen to Syria' : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, June 5, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and Human Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations (page images at HathiTrust)
• U.S. interrogation policy and Executive Order 13440 : hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, September 25, 2007. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (page images at HathiTrust)
• Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, January 30, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Coercive interrogation techniques : do they work, are they reliable, and what did the FBI know about them? : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, June 10, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• Oversight of the United States Department of Justice (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Office of Professional Responsibility investigation into the Office of Legal Counsel Memoranda : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, February 26, 2010 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2011), by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust)

• Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 14, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by Civil Rights United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Punishment and political order (University of Michigan Press, 2007), by Keally D. McBride (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Mandatory Justice: The Death Penalty Revisited (c2005), by Constitution Project (Georgetown Public Policy Institute) (PDF at constitutionproject.org)

• Oversight hearings on corrections : overcrowding and alternatives to incarceration : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, first session, July 27 and September 27, 1989. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1990), by Intellectual Property United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts (page images at HathiTrust)
• Violent offender incarceration and truth in sentencing incentive grant program : interim final rule. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 1994), by United States. Office of Justice Programs (page images at HathiTrust)

• Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, on H.R. 4300, September 11, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 2289, June 9, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Racial disparities in the criminal justice system : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session October 29, 2009 (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Violent offender incarceration and truth in sentencing incentive grant program : interim final rule. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 1994), by United States. Office of Justice Programs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Racial disparities in the criminal justice system hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session October 29, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)

• Protecting small businesses from Internal Revenue Service abuse (Washington : U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2017-, 2017), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Oversight (page images at HathiTrust)

• Unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 1459, H.R. 1466, H.R. 265, H.R. 2178, and H.R. 18, May 21, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mandatory minimums and unintended consequences : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 2934, H.R. 834, and H.R. 1466, July 14, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)

• Addressing the unfairness in cocaine sentencing (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2008), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Federal cocaine sentencing laws : reforming the 100-to-1 crack/powder disparity : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, February 12, 2008. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Unfairness in federal cocaine sentencing : is it time to crack the 100 to 1 disparity? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 1459, H.R. 1466, H.R. 265, H.R. 2178, and H.R. 18, May 21, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2009), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mandatory minimums and unintended consequences : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, on H.R. 2934, H.R. 834, and H.R. 1466, July 14, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
• Restoring fairness to federal sentencing : addressing the crack-powder disparity : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, April 29, 2009. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 2010), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Report of the Constitution Project's Report on Detainee Treatment (Washington: Constitution Project, c2013), by Constitution Project Task Force on Detainee Treatment (PDF with commentary at detaineetaskforce.org)
• Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees (c2011), by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
• Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody (redacted unclassified version; 2008), by United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • PDF at senate.gov
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Leave No Marks: Enhanced Interrogation Techniques and the Risk of Criminality (Washington, DC: Physicians for Human Rights, 2007), by Scott Allen, Devon Chaffee, and Farnoosh Hashemian (PDF with commentary at physiciansforhumanrights.org)
• Broken Laws, Broken Lives: Medical Evidence of Torture by US Personnel and Its Impact (2008), by Physicians for Human Rights (PDF with commentary at brokenlives.info)
• Tortured Justice: Using Coerced Evidence to Prosecute Terrorist Suspects (New York and Washington: Human Rights First, c2008), by Deborah Colson and Avi Cover (PDF at Wayback Machine)
• The Torture Victim Protection Act : hearing and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, on H.R. 1417, March 23, April 20, and June 7, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1988), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay : adverse report, together with dissenting views (to accompany H. Res. 699). (U.S. G.P.O., 2004), by United States House Committee on International Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
• Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other federal officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay : adverse report of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, on H. Res. 689, together with additional and dissenting views. (U.S. G.P.O., 2004), by United States House Committee on Armed Services (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Torture Victim Protection Act : hearing and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, on H.R. 1417, March 23, April 20, and June 7, 1988. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1988), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations (page images at HathiTrust)

• Report to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association: Independent Review Relating to APA Ethics Guidelines, National Security Interrogations, and Torture (with supplementary materials from APA; 2015), by David H. Hoffman, Danielle J. Carter, Cara R. Viglucci Lopez, Heather L. Benzmiller, Ava X. Guo, S. Yasir Latifi, and Daniel C. Craig (PDF with commentary at apa.org)

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