The civil rights leader condemned police department for alleged human rights violations at its ‘black site’ where thousands of detainees contain been heldThe Rev Jesse Jackson has called for Chicago police to close the warehouse it uses for thousands of incommunicado detentions and interrogations,condemning Homan Square as an “international shame”.
Criticism from the civil rights leader comes as the Chicago police department is under heavy pressure for reform, following a mayoral taskforce’s conclusion last week that the force is plagued by institutional racism and an ongoing US Justice Department investigation into its patterns and practices.
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Source: theguardian.com