“When the government takes someone's life into custody, it assumes the responsibility for their safety. Incarceration should never become a death sentence through neglect. And no family should ever have to beg for transparency about how their loved one died behind government control walls.”

…go to every family that has lost someone within America's cultural systems, especially those mourning deaths connected to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, and the infamous Harris County Jail in Houston behind every death in custody. Statistic is someone's child, parents, spouse, or friend. Some were awaiting trial. Some had never been convicted, but all deserved humane treatment. When the government takes someone's life into custody, it assumes the responsibility for their safety. Incarceration should never become a death sentence through neglect. And no family should ever have to beg for transparency about how their loved one died behind government control walls. I remember Julian Denner murdered by Bear County sheriff's officers. Their lives deserve more than statistics. Their families deserve answers. And tonight we remember Botham Jean. Former Dallas police officer Amber Gaga was released on parole October 16th after serving approximately seven years for murdering Botham inside of his own apartment. Gaga maintains that she mistakenly believed that she…