What happened to Sandra Bland? Family seeks answers, community wants justice - KPRC Houston

A woman, who appeared to be full of life and getting ready to embark on a new phase of her career, was found dead in a Waller County Jail cell days after being pulled over for a traffic stop 60 miles outside of Houston. She was to be released Monday on a $5,000 bond and spoke to family members hours before her scheduled release but was never heard from again. Her family says she was the first person in their close-knit immediate family to attend an out-of-state university. Bland was moving back to the Houston area to start a new job at her alma mater when things took a tragic turn. Bland's four sisters and a family attorney spoke about the case at a press conference Thursday. "There's been a groundswell of concern that has been expressed regarding Sandy's passing. This is a really, really challenging thing for them to try to get their minds around. It is very concerning to them and we know that concern is shared by many, many people," attorney Cannon Lambert Sr. said. "We don't want to see Sandy politicized and her life politicized, and we. Source: www.click2houston.com