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Dec 3, 2017 · On June 15, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1849, known as the Sandra Bland Act, into law. That same day, USA Today published an opinion piece saying the new Texas law “sets an example for rest of the nation.”
Known as the Sandra Bland Act, Texas Senate Bill 1849 became effective in 2017, when it was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. It has impacted jail procedures in Texas, and serves as a model for jail reform and jail procedures in other states.
Jun 15, 2017 · The Sandra Bland Act mandates county jails divert people with mental health and substance abuse issues toward treatment, makes it easier for defendants to receive a personal bond if they have...
May 11, 2017 · Texas Senate passes Sandra Bland Act. The bill would mandate that county jails divert people with mental health and substance abuse issues toward treatment, make it easier for defendants...
Jun 9, 2020 · After Sandra Bland's death in a rural Texas jail drew outrage across the nation, two Texas lawmakers filed a comprehensive bill to address racial profiling during traffic stops, ban police from stopping drivers on a traffic violation as a pretext to investigate other potential crimes, limit police searches of vehicles and other jail and ...
Jul 23, 2020 · Two years after Bland’s death, two state lawmakers filed the 2017 Sandra Bland Act to address racial profiling during traffic stops, ban police from stopping drivers on traffic violations...
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Jul 21, 2015 · Sandra Bland and the Long History of Racism in Waller County, Texas. The place where the young Chicago woman was found dead in a jail cell has seen more than a century of racial violence and...
