July 9 Author Event: The Hidden Truth About Death in Custody

• Thurs. July 9
• 6:30-8PM/PDT, FREE online
• Email racialjusticeallies@gmail.com to register

Join us for a conversation with acclaimed author and UCLA Professor Terence Keel on how autopsy reports mask the truth about in-custody deaths, which disproportionately involve Black and Latino men.

Each year, police officers kill over 1,000 people they’ve sworn to protect and serve. While some cases, like George Floyd’s and Sandra Bland’s, capture national attention, most victims remain nameless, their stories untold. In The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence, Dr. Keel reveals a disturbing fact: Coroners and medical examiners often omit key information about police actions, attributing deaths to preexisting health conditions or victims’ own actions.

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