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Cleveland Takes Precautions Ahead of Republican National Convention

© AP Photo / Brennan LinsleyRiot police block off the Albuquerque Convention Center to anti-Trump protests following a rally and speech by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the convention center where the event was held, in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Riot police block off the Albuquerque Convention Center to anti-Trump protests following a rally and speech by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the convention center where the event was held, in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Cleveland is preparing for the upcoming Republican National Convention, planning to have judges work 10-hour shifts to handle a possible influx of cases and taking all the necessary security precautions, The New York Times reports.

Anti-Trump protesters at the California Republican Convention - Sputnik International
ACLU Expects Police to Follow Republican Convention Free Speech Rules
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – FBI officers and Cleveland police have been asking local protesters about their plans for the convention and jail facilities that could house a total of over 970 arrested protesters are in the process of being identified, the newspaper said on Wednesday.

"What people should know is that Cleveland is prepared, that we will put on a safe and successful convention," Mayor Frank G. Jackson told The New York Times, adding that police will initially be "in regular uniforms" but if "there is a need to deal with something that is more aggressive, they will escalate according to the need."

The Republican National Convention will take place in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18-21.

An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) official told Sputnik on Wednesday that Cleveland police are expected to uphold revised regulations on space restrictions to ensure freedom of speech and assembly at the convention.

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