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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking News Grand jury in case of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody, decided not to return
Grand jury decides against indictments in Sandra Bland case
(CNN)A grand jury in the case of Sandra Bland has decided not to return any indictments, according to Darrell Jordan, a special prosecutor handling the case.
Bland, an African-American woman, was found dead in her cell three days after she was arrested for allegedly failing to use her turn signal on July 10. She was 28.
Officials in Waller County, Texas, have said she hanged herself with a plastic bag. Her family and others have questioned that account.
Her case attracted widespread attention amid national discussions about excessive force and the role of race in policing.
(CNN)A grand jury in the case of Sandra Bland has decided not to return any indictments, according to Darrell Jordan, a special prosecutor handling the case.
Bland, an African-American woman, was found dead in her cell three days after she was arrested for allegedly failing to use her turn signal on July 10. She was 28.
Officials in Waller County, Texas, have said she hanged herself with a plastic bag. Her family and others have questioned that account.
Her case attracted widespread attention amid national discussions about excessive force and the role of race in policing.
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Breaking News Grand jury in case of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody, decided not to return (Original Post)
one_voice
Dec 2015
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potone
(1,701 posts)1. This cries out for an investigation.
I hope this matter does not end here.
PufPuf23
(8,841 posts)2. That is an unfortunate and probably wrong decision.
I hope there is more criminal investigation and a large civil settlement for her family.
Logical
(22,457 posts)3. The prosecutor can lean the evidence anywhere they want! Nt
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)4. That is just disgusting
Sadly, I'm not surprised
TipTok
(2,474 posts)5. Did they ever come up with concrete evidence...
... That the police acted innapropriately?
Calista241
(5,586 posts)7. Not that I'm aware of.
She's on video outside her cell, she goes into the cell, alone, and in dead 1/2 hour later.
There's no evidence anyone was in the cell with her at any time until after they discover her body. I don't see how the state or county is liable for her committing suicide.
shireen
(8,333 posts)6. #justiceforSandy
she has a legal fund
https://www.gofundme.com/sandystillspeaks