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Sandra Bland: Grand Jury votes not to indict Texas county jail over black woman who died hanging in cell Sandra Bland: Grand Jury votes not to indict Texas county jail over black woman who died hanging in cell
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A grand jury has decided no felony crime was committed in connection with Sandra Bland, a black woman who was found dead in her cell in a Texas jail earlier this year. A grand jury has decided no felony crime was committed in connection with Sandra Bland, a black woman who was found dead in her cell in a Texas jail earlier this year. 
The jury met for the third time in six weeks to decide whether the Waller County sheriff’s office had a case to answer over the death of Ms Bland, who was found hanged in her police cell in July three days after being pulled over for a minor traffic violation.  The jury met for the third time in six weeks to decide whether the Waller County sheriff’s office had a case to answer over the death of Ms Bland, who was found hanged in her police cell in July three days after being pulled over for a minor traffic violation.  
She had been pulled over by a Texas state trooper for making an improper lane change. Police say dashcam footage showed her becoming aggressive. She was then arrested for assault.She had been pulled over by a Texas state trooper for making an improper lane change. Police say dashcam footage showed her becoming aggressive. She was then arrested for assault.
She was taken to the county jail in Hempstead, about 50 miles north-west of Houston and was forced to remain there because she could not raise the $500 (£335) bail.She was taken to the county jail in Hempstead, about 50 miles north-west of Houston and was forced to remain there because she could not raise the $500 (£335) bail.
Sandra Bland stands before a desk at Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas
Prosecutor Darrell Johnson said the grand jury had failed to decide whether to indict the state trooper who made the original arrest and it will return in January to consider it again. Prosecutor Darrell Johnson said the grand jury had failed to decide whether to indict the state trooper who made the original arrest and it will return in January to consider it again. 
Ms Bland’s relatives have questioned the verdict from the medical examiner that she killed herself. Ms Bland’s relatives have questioned the verdict from the medical examiner that she killed herself. 
Cannon Lambert, the attorney for the 28-year-old’s family said the grand jury decision was “disappointing” and consistent with what they believe is a cover up by the Texan authorities. Cannon Lambert, the attorney for the 28-year-old’s family said the grand jury decision was “disappointing” and consistent with what they believe is a cover up by the Texan authorities. 
In a press conference on Monday before the verdict was made public, Ms Bland’s mother Geneva Reed-Veal said: “Right now the biggest problem I have is the entire process. It's the secrecy of it all.”In a press conference on Monday before the verdict was made public, Ms Bland’s mother Geneva Reed-Veal said: “Right now the biggest problem I have is the entire process. It's the secrecy of it all.”
Demonstrators hold signs during a vigil for Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after apparently killing herself
Following her death, county authorities released a video from the jail in the 90 minutes before she was found dead to dispel rumours Ms Bland was already dead when she arrived at the jail or had been killed in custody. Following her death, county authorities released a video from the jail in the 90 minutes before she was found dead to dispel rumours Ms Bland was already dead when she arrived at the jail or had been killed in custody. 
Ms Bland is one of a number of high profile deaths of black people in America who have died in custody or at the hands of the police. Ms Bland is one of a number of high profile deaths of black people in America who have died in custody or at the hands of the police. 
Protesters ride on top of a car as they gather on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri
A protester holds the banner as he joins the protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon ordered state police to patrol a St Louis suburb, sidelining local police who had clashed with protesters after an unarmed black teenager was killed by an officer
People demonstrate in front of a burned down Quik Trip gas station on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri
Thousands of people peacefully gathered in Manhattan's Times Square and Union Square, invoking the rallying cries "hands up, don't shoot" and "I can't breathe," alluding to the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson
People protest in front of police officers in New York's Times Square
Protesters march in New York City's Union Square. Vigils are being held across the country for people organizers say died at the hands of police brutality
People take turns speaking in Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon during a vigil for Michael Brown
A protester holds a sign that reads 'Black Lives Matter' as she joins hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in Leimert Park in South Central Los Angeles, California
With his hands raised above his head, University of Nebraska criminal justice senior Aron Sanders, of Omaha, Nebraska, kneels in front of the Nebraska State Capitol building, as he and more than 30 others students gathered for a vigil
Her cause has been taken up by the Black Lives Matter movement set up in the furore following the death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014. Her cause has been taken up by the Black Lives Matter movement set up in the furore following the death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014. 
Ms Bland's family have said they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit.Ms Bland's family have said they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
Additional reporting by APAdditional reporting by AP