Racial Justice

No Indictments in Sandra Bland's Death

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Sandra Bland's traffic stop. Screenshot via Texas Department of Public Safety
Dec 22, 2015
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Bland was found dead in a jail cell after being arrested during a traffic stop, when she was pulled over for changing lanes without signaling. Police claim that her death was a suicide, but friends and family don’t believe it.

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Sandra Bland's traffic stop. Screenshot via Texas Department of Public Safety