Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression
1325 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 105, Chicago, Illinois 60605
www.naarpr.org
MEDIA ALERT
For release Thursday March 5, 2015
For information contact Frank Chapman, 312-513-3795 or
Ted Pearson, 312-927-2689
What: Rally
When: 12pm Noon - 1pm Thursday March 5th, 2015
Where: 3379 W Fillmore St. Chicago, IL
Why: CPD Homan Square Facility Should be Shut Down AND Chicago Police
illegally holding civilians, torturing and denying due process 'business
as usual'
We are outraged by the existence of the notorious Homan Square facility, where Chicago police illegally hold civilians, torture, intimidate and deny them their rights! We clearly understand that the Homan Square facility would not exist without the complicity and protection of Mayor Emanuel and Anita Alvarez, Illinois Cook Co District Attorney.
However, this is 'business as usual' in Chicago Police Stations, where it is predominantly members of African American and Latino communities who are tortured, abused, who never get access to a phone call or legal representation,
emphasizing yet again, the urgent need for community control of the police, through an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC).
Community members, police crime survivors, victims and family members and concerned civilians will be rallying for justice and demanding that:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
1. Close down Homan Square Warehouse immediately
2. Fire Chicago Police Superintendent, Gary McCarthy
3. Pass the Torture Reparations Ordinance
4. Order the permanent display in ALL Chicago Police Stations, accessible to ALL detainees upon arrest, the services & PH# 1-800-LAW-REP4 for First Defense Legal Aid, who offer free legal representation for anyone, in the first 48hrs from the moment of arrest. Cook County would save "between $12.7 and $43.9 million annually if arrestees had access to a defense attorney within 24 hours after arrest"* Funds that could be used towards Torture Reparations.
...Then issue an apology to the people of Chicago and all those who have been abused & tortured by CPD, for allowing Homan Square Police Warehouse to be used as a Chicago police torture chamber
We also demand:
The immediate resignation of Illinois State Cook County District Anita Alvarez.
The new US Attorney General Loretta Lynch must immediately launch a full scale federal civil rights investigation of the Homan facility, AND of the Chicago Alliance's 2014 complaint to her predecessor, Eric Holder, that documented murder, torture, abuse by Chicago/Chicagoland police officers.**
*http://first-defense.org/images/photos/Cost_savings_optimized.pdf
** http://naarpr.org/complaint-to-eric-holder-us-dept-of-justice/
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Stop Police Crimes Campaign for an Elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC)
