DENVER—Denver authorities are preparing for mass arrests during the Democratic National Convention by creating an impromptu holding facility at a city-owned warehouse.
City officials said they don’t anticipate widespread arrests but that they need to be prepared if they occur. KCNC-TV says the dozens of metal cages in the warehouse are made of chain link material and topped with barbed wire.
A sign on the warehouse’s wall warns that electric stun devices are used there.
Protester Adam Jung said the facility is akin to a meat processing plant and it reminds him of how cattle are treated.
City officials said they are beginning “community outreach” to inform people of the facility. They said food, bathrooms, phones and medical staff will be available at the facility. People who are detained will also be able to meet with their attorneys.
The facility will be open the week of the convention from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31. People who are arrested will not be released into the surrounding neighborhood in northeast Denver where the facility is, but instead will be taken the city’s county jail before they are let go after they post bail or are given a court date.
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Information from: KCNC-TV,
