Sandra Bland was only 28-years-old when she was found dead in her jail cell on July 2015. Now, on the seventh anniversary of her death, online users and media publications are still saying her name.
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National Memorial Family Fund grants round five funding summary
The fifth National Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) grant round closed on 7 May 2022. In this round the assessment team also awarded several Crisis Grants as well as awards from the UFFC Legacy Fund.
Thames Valley Police apologises over man’s heroin death in cell
A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died in custody after taking heroin in his cell. Officers at a police station in Reading failed to find the drugs Leroy Junior Medford, 43, had hidden.
Slain North Texas toddler’s journey for justice continues
The parents of Amari Boone continue to seek justice for their son, a North Texas toddler who was killed in April 2020 while under the watch of his temporary foster care placement.
The Tories hand more powers to the cops in queen’s speech
The Tories unveiled yet more repressive measures in the queen’s speech on Tuesday. It’s an attempt to resurrect a set of crackdown powers that didn’t make it into the police bill that was passed recently.
Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Texas death row inmate DNA testing
The Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of death row inmate Rodney Reed, who is seeking post-conviction DNA testing of evidence at the crime scene. Reed was sentenced to death more than 20 years ago.
What you should know about the Atatiana Jefferson murder trial
The former Fort Worth police officer accused of murder in the 2019 shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, is set to go to trial May 16. Jefferson was shot inside her own home in south Fort Worth in October 2019.
Daniel Morgan murder: Met anti-corruption measures ‘dire’, damning report finds
Measures taken by the Metropolitan police to tackle corruption are “fundamentally flawed” and “dire”, with continued failings down to arrogance, secrecy and lethargy, a devastating independent report has said.
