Futterman on the Issue of Denial of Access to Counsel During Police Interrogations

Illinois lawmaker calls for federal investigation into Homan Square Play Video

Clinical Professor of Law and director of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project Craig Futterman is quoted in a Fox News piece on the Homan Square police facility:

Professor Craig Futterman of U. of Chicago has reviewed the Guardian's data.

“Virtually nobody gets access to a lawyer when they're in prison at Homan Square. That's the first thing that stands out,” said Futterman.

Futterman said the Homan Square story isn't as sexy as the headlines about a secret black site and disappearing detainees might suggest. The real story, he said, is the inability of people held there to have meaningful access to an attorney.

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