Sandra Bland’s funeral was held on Saturday following the jail-cell hanging death of the 28-year-old Illinois woman who was arrested after a traffic stop in Texas, highlighting Waller County’s checkered history of race relations. In an interview prior to the funeral, Texas Sheriff R. Glenn Smith said he is seriously considering disciplinary action against jail staff members for not fulfilling state requirements for mental health training. Will Waller County Jail be brought to justice over Bland’s death? We look at the story on the Lip News with Margaret Howell and Nik Zecevic.
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