When oversight laws are ignored or transparency is lacking, it sends the wrong message that accountability is optional.” ...

Here’s a problem: In Texas, a conservative legislature passed, and a conservative governor just signed, the Sandra Bland Act, a law that sets a high, national bar for policies and procedures in ...

Sandra Bland’s death was tragic ... and a bad situation became violent. For violating Texas Department of Public Safety procedures, Officer Encinia is on administrative leave, and rightly ...

The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office has asked the Texas Attorney General’s Office to weigh in on a statute created by the 2017 Sandra Bland Act that mandates independent ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The autopsy report of Sandra Bland has been released and shows no signs of struggle or foul play — her death has been ruled a suicide. Bland was pulled over near ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Local officials released video on July 28 of Sandra Bland arriving at Waller County Jail. The county hopes to provide more information about Bland's arrest after ...

Sandra Bland's co-inmate recalls conversation before death Sandra Bland's co-inmate recalls conversation before death Sandra Bland mentioned previous suicide attempt; voicemail left from jail ...

Sandra Bland was pulled over and arrested in 2015 for failing to signal a lane change. She was found dead three days later in her Texas jail cell. The 28-year-old's phone footage of her arrest has ...