Reporter/investigator Rick Sallinger made a surprise visit to a warehouse, owned by the City of Denver. It has been readied for usage as a holding cell during the Democratic National Convention. Since Denver’s jails are already bursting at the seams, the city had to figure out alternatives to traditional holding cells and then train additional officers. The city planned to keep the facility secret until just before the DNC.

In anticipation of arresting protestors en masse, as in past conventions, the warehouse has been outfitted with dozens of metal cages constructed of chain link fencing with rolls of barbed wire for crown molding. The areas are about fifteen feet square and each has a lockable door. There are also signs stating that stun guns are used in this facility.

According to Captain Frank Gale of the Denver Sheriff’s Department, “This is a secured environment. We’re concerned about how that’s going to be utilized by people who will be potentially disruptive.”

Although he was questioned about plans for the care and feeding of those arrested, Gale would not discuss the facility. He said, “We want to make sure we got our game plan set. We want to make sure the entire procedure is laid out and all the personnel know what they are supposed to do.”