Family and friends of a civil rights advocate
found dead in a Texas jail have launched a campaign questioning the
authorities' ruling of a suicide.
Sandra Bland was arrested after allegedly
becoming combative during a routine traffic stop on Friday. She was
found dead in her cell on Monday morning.
The Waller County Sheriff's Office said the 28-year-old died "from
what appears to be self-inflicted asphyxiation," calling it a "tragic
incident."
However, those who knew Bland don't believe she
would have taken her own life. She had recently moved to the area, about
50 miles nortwest of Houston, and was due to start a new job Wednesday
as a college outreach officer at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M
University.
Full article available here: Sandy Bland Death
Source: NBC News
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