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Family of Sandra Bland, Found Dead in Jail Cell, Orders Independent Autopsy

HeadlineJul 20, 2015

The family of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in Texas last week, has ordered an independent autopsy to be conducted. Bland died in a Texas jail cell three days after being pulled over for a traffic violation as she drove to a job interview at her alma mater, the historically black college Prairie View A&M University. Police say Bland committed suicide, but family members and friends have questioned the cause of her death. Video from the traffic stop shows a police officer slammed her head into the ground.

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