Families impacted by police violence gathered in downtown Oakland on Tuesday in what they described as a push to get the California Attorney General Rob Bonta to meet with them in person over the death of a 27-year-old Oakland man who was incarcerated in Los Angeles.
With handmade signs and a huge scroll filled with 1,200 signatures, Jalani Lovett’s mother and sister are still seeking justice after the 27-year-old died in solitary confinement in an L.A. County jail cell four years ago. The coroner’s office said the cause of death was a drug overdose. But Lovett’s mother blames the deputies and guards in the jail where she says dozens of inmates are dying…