Chicago's police department is detaining US citizens for days on end in a secret compound where suspects have no contact with the outside world, the Guardian reports today.
Lawyers have compared the off-the-books interrogation warehouse in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood to the CIA's so-called black sites offshore that are used to interrogate terrorists.
Police at the site in Chicago reportedly carry heavy military gear, and huge armored tanks are parked outside.
"There are usually questions about whether these arrests are justifiable or constitutional," Anthony Hill, a criminal defense attorney, told Business Insider. "Suspected criminals are just picked up and thrown into the back of unmarked cars by police officers wielding assault rifles and wearing bulletproof vests. Describing the process as highly militarized would be fair."
"It's a black hole," Hill added.
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HT: Pugchief
I really wanted to keep the first few days of Lent somewhat edifying on the blog. But this just needs to be shouted from the rooftops.
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