Friday, August 7, 2015

Chicago's Gitmo revisited: Another look at Homan Square

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An earlier article discussed London Guardian revelations about Chicago police operating an "off-the-books (Homan Square) interrogation compound" - a "nondescript warehouse" using "CIA black site" practices. Police brutality victims are lawlessly arrested, detained, denied access to lawyers, and tortured during secret interrogations. From September 2004 to July 2015, only three arrestees were visited by attorneys. Unless all others waived their constitutional right, the facts show Chicago police lied saying "any individual who wishes to consult a lawyer will not be interrogated until they have an opportunity to do so." "An arrestee or person-in-custody will be notified as soon as practicable upon the arrival at the police facility of his or her legal representative." On August 5, the Guardian published a follow-up article titled "Chicago police detained thousands of black Americans at interrogation facility." A Guardian FOIA lawsuit revealed "overwhelming racial disparity" affecting Blacks unfairly, often for alleged offenses too minor to matter, never warranting detention and brutal interrogations.

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