After woman’s death in jail custody, family demands independent probe into medical care

CaSandra Monette Pearson’s name echoed off the walls of the Bexar County jail Thursday night as loved ones and supporters pleaded with authorities for an independent investigation into her death.

“Say her name!” they chanted. “CaSandra Pearson!”

Local nonprofit Act 4 SA organized the vigil in honor of the 29-year-old mother of one, who died at the hospital May 17 after suffering an apparent medical episode in her jail cell. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released her cause of death…

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