Sandra Bland’s death may bring new screenings in Texas jails

Dominque Alexander, left, speaks to activists protesting the treatment of Sandra Bland on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Belo Gardens in Dallas.

“There are many lingering questions regarding the death of Sandra Bland“, Mathis said.

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Her sister, Sharon Cooper, told The Associated Press on Thursday that Bland suffered from seizures about a decade ago but had not in recent years and wasn’t on medication.

Newsweek reported that Duhon maintained that the newly released video shows Bland was treated fairly.

(Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP). Four days later, she was found dead in a county jail cell.

“You still have people today who probably believe Michael Brown was shot in the back which in fact we know that wasn’t true”, says Hunt.

The documents list an epilepsy medication (KEPPRA) but also say that Bland wasn’t taking any medicine at the time.

Jailers had Bland fill out a health assessment form when she was incarcerated on July 10.

State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) voiced disapproval over the release of personal information from Bland’s autopsy that indicated marijuana was in her system at the time of her death, calling the details “irrelevant”.

Then, to cover his tracks – an apparent violation of the Rodriguez ruling – Encinia told his supervisor during their radio exchange that his confrontation with Bland happened while “we were in the middle of a traffic stop and the traffic stop was not completed”. She also said inmates who are suicidal should be under constant supervision and not left in isolation. Furthermore, it’s not clear whether even a regular user would test as high as she did after three days of abstinence, which has led to speculation that she consumed cannabis behind bars. He defined chronic as someone who uses cannabis daily, sometimes repeatedly.

Waller County is northwest of Houston. Her family refute the circumstances around her death, saying she would never kill herself according to Al Jazeera.

The attorney representing Bland’s family, Cannon Lambert, didn’t return a message from AP seeking comment on the toxicology report.

Texas Rangers and Federal Bureau of Investigation are continuing to investigate Bland’s death. “There are going to be answers some people don’t like”.

This committee will review evidence as it continues to be collected, all in an effort to help Mathis sort out the many moving parts of the case.

The committee will make recommendations on possible criminal charges to Mathis, White said.

“I’m the mama, and I’m telling you that my baby did not take herself out”, she said, according to the Tribune. The interaction between the two escalated after the officer alleged that she assaulted him, and she was arrested and imprisoned.

The Texas Rangers and the FBI are investigating the case.

Webber said a group of students originally painted the Rock in Bland’s honor on Friday, but less than 24 hours later someone painted “Erin + Chris #SpartanDawgs 7.25.15” overtop of it.