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16-0573
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 10/7/2015 | approve | Pass |
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15-6255
| 1 | | RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S DETENTION FACILITY KNOWN AS HOMAN SQUARE | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S DETENTION FACILITY KNOWN AS HOMAN SQUARE
WHEREAS, Cook County is responsible for the administration of the Cook County Circuit Court, the Cook County Jail, and, as a unit of government, bears a share of responsibility for protecting the health, welfare and safety of the general public; and,
WHEREAS, throughout the past year questions have arisen in the community, and in the local, national, and international media, around the Chicago Police Department detention facility known as Homan Square; and,
WHEREAS, over the past year, extensive reporting by The Guardian newspaper has uncovered accounts of the alleged tactics and practices used by special units of the Chicago Police Department at Homan Square; and,
WHEREAS, the tactics and practices allegedly employed by special units of the Chicago Police Department at Homan Square include failing to enter arrestees into official police databases; physical abuse | recommend for approval | Pass |
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