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The number of incarcerated women in the U.S. has quadrupled since 1980 and a growing number of them are pregnant. The American College of Obstetricians…
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Bland's mother and other supporters were present for Tuesday night's council vote. The roadway named in her honor leads to the college where she was about to begin a new job.
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This week on Fronteras: --Navajo farmers in Shiprock, New Mexico are scrambling to save their crops following the Gold King Mine spill. --Biologists are…
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has ordered a senate committee to review the mental health policies in place at all of the state’s 243 county jails. The study…
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Bland, a black woman, was found dead last month in her jail cell. Since then, demonstrators have held vigils outside the jail where she was held. They say there's a limit to social media activism.
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The federal lawsuit accuses the Texas state trooper who arrested Bland of depriving her of her constitutional rights. Bland was found hanging in a jail cell three days later.
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State lawmakers grilled Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw on Thursday, voicing concerns about arrest procedures used by the state…
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The arrest, jailing and death of Sandra Bland has left a trail of questions about law enforcement’s handling of her case. It started with her arrest by a…
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Officials in Waller County, Texas, say the videos prove that many of the conspiracy theories being batted around the Web are not true. Bland's death is still being investigated.
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Waller County, Texas, released new jailhouse surveillance videos Tuesday, in part to counter online rumors that the 28-year-old African-American woman was already dead when she arrived at the jail.