The family of a black woman found dead in her Texas jail cell has clinched a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, media reported on Friday.
Sandra Bland’s arrest, caught in a dashcam video that went viral as it showed a white police trooper holding a stun gun and shouting “I will light you up!”, went viral amid tensions over high-profile police killings of African Americans.
As part of the settlement, her family obtained several changes in jail procedures in Waller County, Texas, including using automated electronic sensors to ensure timely cell checks, CNN reported, citing attorney Cannon lambert.
Under the deal, county jails will also have to provide an on-duty staff nurse or emergency medical technician for all shifts, and providing an on-duty staff nurse or emergency medical technician for all shifts.