City Council and an oversight board are pressing Detroit police for internal temperature records and a cooling system plan for the Detroit Detention Center amid allegations of triple digit heat inside the facility and hazardous air from wildfire smoke.
Detroit City Council Member Denzel Anton McCampbell and a member of the city’s police oversight board both have pressed DPD in recent weeks for details on protocols for the Mound Road facility and upgrades on the horizon for the building, which does not currently have central air conditioning.
McCampbell sent a memo to Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison on July 8, urging the department to turn over “the complete hour-by-hour indoor temperature record” for the center and details on its heat mitigation policy. The detention center is the centralized holding facility for the intake, processing, and lodging of all individuals detained by the Detroit Police Department…