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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Remember the Pier Prisons at the NY RNC ? They aint Nothing Comapred to These

City readies warehouse for mass DNC Arrests

New lockup has chain-link cages, stun-gun warnings By Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Some protesters arrested at the Democratic National Convention could be jailed in a city- owned warehouse, complete with metal cages and barbed wire, CBS4 News has learned.

Investigative reporter Rick Sallinger discovered the location and managed to get inside Tuesday for a look. The newly created lockup, in a warehouse northeast of Denver, contains dozens of metal cages made of chain-link fence material, topped by rolls of barbed wire.

Each of these fenced-in areas is about 15 feet by 15 feet, with a lock on the door.

A sign on the wall reads "Warning, electric stun devices used in this facility."

Sallinger showed video of the warehouse to Adam Jung of Tent State University and Zoe Williams of Code Pink, leaders of groups that plan to demonstrate during the convention. "This is very bare-bones and very reminiscent of a political prisoner camp or a concentration camp," Williams said.

"That's how you treat cattle," Jung siad. "You showed the sign where it said stun gun in use. And you just change the word gun for bolt, and it's a meat-processing plant."

The Denver Sheriff's Department would not discuss the facility. Instead, the sheriff's department said late Tuesday the mayor's office would be releasing a statement about it early next week.

"We're going to tell you about it," said Capt. Frank Gale, of the sheriff's department. "We're going to have the community and the media come out and view the place ."

John White, spokesman for Denver police, said Tuesday he could not comment until after he has a chance to consult with convention officials. The American Civil Liberties Union said it will ask the city of Denver how prisoners will get access to food and water, bathrooms, telephones and medical care, and if there will be a place to meet with attorneys.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 14, 2008 at 9:10 AM

    Most law enforcement agencies are allowed to arrest and hold without formal charges for 24-72 hours, and without access to an attorney. My guess is these will be holding "pens" only and for protesters only. Anyone really seen as a threat will be taken "downtown." As for bathroom facilities, hmmm?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 14, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    Isn't not amazing the same party that wants muslim terroist who have been captured to have jail accommodations equal to staying at a Hilton and is willing to have protestors at the democratic convention treated worst than animals!This party is acting more everyday like what happen in Germany in 1930s. No decent,they turned off C-span and they want to shut down talk radio!!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 14, 2008 at 10:27 AM

    Maybe the country would be better off if the politicians were the ones in the slammer rather than the protesters.

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  4. WymzieAugust 14, 2008 at 11:13 AM

    Last time I checked this is America and you are allowed to peacefully protest.
    Additionally, when this happened in NY and the protesters were locked up at pier 54 during the RNC it was portrayed as the 'NeoCons' locking up liberal demonstrators. But this is the DNC; who exactly is going to demonstrating?
    NeoCon Activists? Is Pat Buchanan going to be there? Maybe Pat Robertson...I not sure I get it.
    Conservative demonstrators?

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