The family of a black woman who died in a Texas jail last summer says they have no faith in a grand jury that's considering criminal indictments.
Sandra Bland's mother and sisters spoke at a news conference in Chicago Monday, four days after a judge set a 2017 trial date for their wrongful death lawsuit.
"We have no faith in system. It is not inclusive," said the family's attorney Cannon Lambert. "Five months after her death and her family still has concerns and questions."
Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, says she wants to see all the evidence and is frustrated by delays.
"This happened on July 13th and we are still waiting," she said. "We don't know what happened and what's being investigated. We don't have any information. Something horrible... something bad happened is all I know."
Attorney Larry Rogers acknowledges grand jury usually meet in secret, but says the process "screams of a cover-up" of events after Bland's arrest. He hasn't been able to examine a Texas Rangers report because it's grand jury evidence.
A medical examiner ruled Bland that hanged herself at the Waller County jail. Bland's family disputes the finding.
