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Chicago protesters demand probe of what they call police 'black site'
Source: Reuters
Chicago protesters demand probe of what they call police 'black site'
BY TRACY RUCINSKI
CHICAGO Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:04pm EST
(Reuters) - About 200 protesters gathered outside a police facility in Chicago on Saturday, demanding an investigation into a media report denied by police that the site functions as an off-the-books interrogation compound.
British newspaper The Guardian said in a report earlier this week the Chicago Police Department holds suspects and witnesses for long periods of time at a former warehouse called Homan Square, without giving them access to attorneys or phone calls to family and without recording their detention.
The piece was the subject of intense debate in recent days in Chicago, with some criminal justice experts saying it was exaggerated and others giving it credence.
The protest represented an effort by organizers to pressure city leaders to look into the matter.
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BY TRACY RUCINSKI
CHICAGO Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:04pm EST
(Reuters) - About 200 protesters gathered outside a police facility in Chicago on Saturday, demanding an investigation into a media report denied by police that the site functions as an off-the-books interrogation compound.
British newspaper The Guardian said in a report earlier this week the Chicago Police Department holds suspects and witnesses for long periods of time at a former warehouse called Homan Square, without giving them access to attorneys or phone calls to family and without recording their detention.
The piece was the subject of intense debate in recent days in Chicago, with some criminal justice experts saying it was exaggerated and others giving it credence.
The protest represented an effort by organizers to pressure city leaders to look into the matter.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/01/us-usa-protests-chicago-idUSKBN0LX10T20150301