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''[[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."<ref name=aug2015>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/05/homan-square-chicago-thousands-detained</ref> | ''[[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."<ref name=aug2015>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/05/homan-square-chicago-thousands-detained</ref> | ||
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| + | 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.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/19/homan-square-chicago-police-disappeared-thousands</ref> | ||
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| + | No booking records generated at Homan Square, in fact no "contemporaneous public record of someone’s presence at Homan Square is known to exist".<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/19/homan-square-chicago-police-disappeared-thousands</ref> Prisoners in Homan Square are not only denied legal access, but shackled and held for hours or even days.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/homan-square</ref> | ||
==Exposure== | ==Exposure== | ||
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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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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]
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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]
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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
