Chain-link cells with razor wire await those arrested at the Democratic convention

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An industrial warehouse has been filled with chain-link cells topped by razor wire. What's the purpose? This makeshift prison will be filled with protesters and anyone else that may be arrested during the Democratic National Convention.

Yikes.

The makeshift prison, which many compare to the U.S. "Camp X-Ray" prison at Guantanamo Bay, has been nicknamed "Gitmo on the Platte" (after a nearby river) by protesters that expect to be spending some "quality time" there in coming weeks.

A Denver news station showed some video of the complex. A sign read: "Electric stun devices used here."

Each 20-by-20 foot cell will be packed with an unspecified number of detainees. One would assume authorities are refusing to say how many will be put in each cell so people can't do the math and realize how cruel the treatment will be. Last I checked the Right to Assemble didn't necessarily involve packing humans into cages like sardines are packed into cans.

Civil rights groups have asked Denver to allow lawyers to meet with detainees at the facility, but these requests have been denied. Denver authorities will only permit legal counsel to visit clientele within a court setting.

The Democratic Party's Dog Pound is sure to be filled to maximum capacity, and then some, during the August 25-28 convention.