The family of Sandra Bland is calling for authorities to reopen the investigation into her death. The 28-year-old woman died in a Texas jail cell in 2015, three days after she was arrested for allegedly failing to signal a lane change.
Custody Deaths & Abuse
Girlfriend of unarmed man shot dead by police gains two law degrees in an attempt to clear his name
The girlfriend of an unarmed man shot dead by police seven years ago has spent more than £50,000 to become a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name. Anthony Grainger was gunned down in a car park in 2012 while sat in a car alongside two friends.
Families of prisoners who killed themselves express their anger
A report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman notes: “We are concerned that healthcare staff at Chelmsford did not fully understand the correct process for transferring prisoners under the Mental Health Act.
David Oluwale : The first victim of racist policing – 1969
Today [17 April 2019] marked the 50th anniversary of what racial justice campaigners have described as one of Yorkshire’s most shameful episodes. Nigerian immigrant David Oluwale had come to Britain to work, sailing into Hull on a cargo ship.
‘It’s time for this to stop’: Aboriginal woman dies in custody 20 years after her father
The family of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody in Perth last week say she was mistakenly arrested by police who did not check her identity before restraining her in her mother’s house, hours before she lost consciousness.
‘Culture of impunity’ : People keep dying in Malaysian police custody
For Balraj Suppiah the pain of losing his brother in 2017 is made all the more difficult by the brutality of his death. S. Balamurugan, 44, was arrested on suspicion of car robbery and was allegedly beaten badly by police officers while in custody.
Watchdog probe intelligence that led to police shooting Trevor Smith
The police watchdog is investigating the information passed to officers before a father-of-two, Trevor Smith, was shot dead as armed police carried out a raid at his fourth floor flat in Lee Bank, in the early hours of March 15.
Fatal accident inquiry system failing, says Scotland’s Fife Council
Scotland’s fatal accident investigation system must be overhauled, Fife councillors have demanded. Members said it was unacceptable that families were waiting up to eight years for fatal accident inquiries to be conducted.
