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The facility was exposed by ''[[The Guardian]]'' in February 2015,<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site</ref> but continued to be used thereafter.<ref name=aug2015/> | The facility was exposed by ''[[The Guardian]]'' in February 2015,<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site</ref> but continued to be used thereafter.<ref name=aug2015/> | ||
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| + | Asked by ''The Guardian'' whether Homan Square would be included in the federal investigation into police violence, the [[US Attorney General]], [[Loretta Lynch]] replied that “The issues that you raise are extremely important [but] They are not at this time within the purview of our investigation.”<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/07/us-attorney-general-homan-square-findings-are-extremely-important | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 18 December 2015
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| A black site that even after its exposure in early 2015 continues to be used by Chicago police for a range of off-the-books, i.e. illegal, activities. |
The Guardian reported in August 2015 that "At least 3,500 Americans have been detained inside a Chicago police warehouse described by some of its arrestees as a secretive interrogation facility, newly uncovered records reveal. Of the thousands held in the facility known as Homan Square over a decade, 82% were black. Only three received documented visits from an attorney, according to a cache of documents obtained when the Guardian sued the police."[1]
Activities
In October 2015, The Guardian reported that "narcotics, vice and anti-gang units operat[e] out of Homan Square", and upped the number of people who had been taken there to over 7000.[2]
Black site
No booking records generated at Homan Square, in fact no "contemporaneous public record of someone’s presence at Homan Square is known to exist".[3] Prisoners in Homan Square are not only denied legal access, but shackled and held for hours or even days.[4]
Exposure
The facility was exposed by The Guardian in February 2015,[5] but continued to be used thereafter.[1]
Official Reaction
Asked by The Guardian whether Homan Square would be included in the federal investigation into police violence, the US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch replied that “The issues that you raise are extremely important [but] They are not at this time within the purview of our investigation.”[6]
References
- ↑ a b http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/05/homan-square-chicago-thousands-detained
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/19/homan-square-chicago-police-disappeared-thousands
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/19/homan-square-chicago-police-disappeared-thousands
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/homan-square
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/07/us-attorney-general-homan-square-findings-are-extremely-important
