{"id":51609,"date":"2015-02-25T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T12:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=51609"},"modified":"2015-02-25T06:34:15","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T12:34:15","slug":"the-american-gulag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=51609","title":{"rendered":"The American Gulag"},"content":{"rendered":"

So according to the UK Guardian, the City of Chicago runs its own private Lyubyanka<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The facility, a nondescript warehouse on Chicago\u2019s west side known as Homan Square, has long been the scene of secretive work by special police units. Interviews with local attorneys and one protester who spent the better part of a day shackled in Homan Square describe operations that deny access to basic constitutional rights.<\/p>\n

Alleged police practices at Homan Square, according to those familiar with the facility who spoke out to the Guardian after its investigation into Chicago police abuse, include:<\/span><\/p>\n