After Theris Coats II, (TC to those who knew him), died of a drug overdose in a San Francisco jail in March of this year, his family sought ways to move forward.
His parents filed a lawsuit against the jail staff who had been responsible for his care. His father is working to pass Theris’ Law, legislation that would empower people to put family members into emergency treatment. And Coats’ father and uncle in recent months created a nonprofit, Brothers Against Drug Deaths, to advocate for mental health and addiction support particularly within Black and other underserved communities.
Now, the family is putting on a play…