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villager

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Sun Jul 26, 2015, 05:03 PM Jul 2015

Native American Activist Found Dead in Jail Cell After Traffic Fine Arrest [View all]

A Native American activist was recently arrested and found dead in jail under conditions very similar to those of Sandra Bland in Texas.

Rexdale W. Henry, 53, was recently found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail in Philadelphia, Mississippi, on July 14th. He had been arrested over failure to pay a minor traffic citation.

Local WTOK, reported that corrections officers reported Henry dead around 10 a.m.. But reports and logs reveal that he was seen alive and perfectly fine only half an hour before that.

Reports say that the state crime lab in Jackson are currently conducting an autopsy. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation also says that they are “looking into” Henry’s death.

But that hasn’t satisfied Henry’s fellow activists, friends and family. Just after funeral services were held on July 19th, in Bogue Chitto, Henry’s body was flown to Florida for an independently-funded autopsy paid for by anonymous donors. They hope that this autopsy will get to the bottom of what really happened.

Syracuse University law professors Janis McDonald and Paula Johnson of the school’s Cold Case Justice Initiative comment that, “at a time when the nation is focused on the terrible circumstances of the brutal death of Sandra Bland, it is critical to expose the many ways in which Black Americans, Native Americans and other minorities are being arrested for minor charges and end up dead in jail cells.”

Henry was a member of the Choctaw tribe. He has been well known in the community and by opponents in law enforcement as a lifelong community activist.

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https://redpowermedia.wordpress.com/2015/07/26/native-american-activist-found-dead-in-jail-cell-after-traffic-fine-arrest/

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The more things change irisblue Jul 2015 #1
Looks like it. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #32
The first I've heard of it udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #2
not again!!!!!!!! noiretextatique Jul 2015 #3
That's just it. Unknown Beatle Jul 2015 #35
Along with racist police, the old-age media, the GOP and the NRA are also in a constant state of terrorizing the country. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #71
Philadelphia,MS....says it all. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2015 #4
Subject of the movie, "Mississippi Burning" for those that didn't know Major Nikon Jul 2015 #10
The saddest movement of our people. artislife Jul 2015 #62
Is this their latest plan malaise Jul 2015 #5
Worked for them in the 60's, and there was no meaningful pushback villager Jul 2015 #6
dead men tell no tales,. hollysmom Jul 2015 #57
I can't help but think assassination in both cases eridani Jul 2015 #7
too coincidental noiretextatique Jul 2015 #16
and another...on the same day as this man noiretextatique Jul 2015 #8
And once again arrested for a minor offense. jwirr Jul 2015 #24
That one is very disturbing udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #54
yep...this one appears to be an actual suicide noiretextatique Jul 2015 #58
Police state tactics. No one can prove anything. jalan48 Jul 2015 #9
Wonder if Henry had a DHS Fusion Center file. Downwinder Jul 2015 #23
Seems like somebody is sending a message. jalan48 Jul 2015 #30
Since i asked the question, Downwinder Jul 2015 #36
It's the kind of shit they (Hoover) did in the 60's. jalan48 Jul 2015 #38
Actually, I would be disappointed to find that there Downwinder Jul 2015 #40
You never know. The unnamed bureaucrats have to stay busy. jalan48 Jul 2015 #43
Sure they can, you just need evidence rather than unsubstantiated theories cstanleytech Jul 2015 #53
Yes, that could happen also. Let's see how it plays out with the latest 'suicides'. jalan48 Jul 2015 #55
How long to wait? Silly question because evidence will either be found or it wont and if its not cstanleytech Jul 2015 #69
Maybe it's all just an organic occurrence. jalan48 Jul 2015 #77
Suicides, its a fact cstanleytech Jul 2015 #79
Meanwhile, Wall Street criminals party in their Hamptons mansions. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2015 #11
Don't forget the rich-and-free BushCo. War Criminals SoapBox Jul 2015 #19
Our lives matter! noiretextatique Jul 2015 #12
I think they can't possible clean out the police departments one by one...corruption is everywhere. Stellar Jul 2015 #13
they cannot continue to "police themselves" noiretextatique Jul 2015 #14
Now that a thought. Panel of citizens to say if they can keep their job or get fired or penalized Stellar Jul 2015 #46
civilian review boards noiretextatique Jul 2015 #59
I still like the sound of that. Stellar Jul 2015 #64
That town is the crossroads of kkk Might and Native American 'trail of tears', booted off homeland. Sunlei Jul 2015 #15
I'll believe these are actual "suicides" when ... nikto Jul 2015 #17
K & R for visibility. nt malokvale77 Jul 2015 #18
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #20
"Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is enemy action." Auric Goldfinger hifiguy Jul 2015 #21
^ This - TBF Jul 2015 #47
There should be so much outrage, that sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #22
There is outrage but as you pointed out the media is not interested. jwirr Jul 2015 #25
The oldest sins of the United States. V0ltairesGh0st Jul 2015 #26
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi OldRedneck Jul 2015 #27
Indian lives matter too blackspade Jul 2015 #28
The real reason is racists in the police force. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2015 #41
Real Reason is those that HIRE Racists for police forces. Tommymac Jul 2015 #50
It's called denial WHEN CRABS ROAR Jul 2015 #80
KnR beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #29
... historylovr Jul 2015 #31
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #33
Native-Americans are killed by police at a higher rate than any other demographic in this country. oberliner Jul 2015 #34
+1000 noiretextatique Jul 2015 #60
k&r Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #37
Kicked and recommended. Duval Jul 2015 #39
Link. Igel Jul 2015 #45
The day before this happened there was another death by cop sunnystarr Jul 2015 #42
this has to end noiretextatique Jul 2015 #61
They've got orders to kill off the POC activists. Fuckin' KKK Kops. nt valerief Jul 2015 #44
K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #48
ususally it's done outside of the jail MisterP Jul 2015 #49
Maybe the DoJ should look into this. Oh yeah, they are too busy playing patty-cake rhett o rick Jul 2015 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2015 #52
Where is the monitoring in the jails? udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #56
Monitoring by whom? vaberella Jul 2015 #66
... BeanMusical Jul 2015 #63
Powerful movie KansDem Jul 2015 #65
+1 BeanMusical Jul 2015 #68
Wow oasis Jul 2015 #74
K&R raouldukelives Jul 2015 #67
Jails ...the new death chamber ...apparently. L0oniX Jul 2015 #70
they are not even bothering to try and pretend anymore. niyad Jul 2015 #72
Go to Jail = Death Sentence UCmeNdc Jul 2015 #73
The similarities between these 2 are striking. psychmommy Jul 2015 #75
kkk ..... SummerSnow Jul 2015 #76
Too many Faux pas Jul 2015 #78
Has this gotten any play on the news channels? wheniwasincongress Jul 2015 #81
Henry... Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #82
This is becoming a hell of a trend in Texas d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #83
WHEN will American people realize the cops are the KKK and the LYNCH mods across America. rladdi Jul 2015 #84
Nothing ever changes much does it? Perfectly healthy minority goes into jail Rex Jul 2015 #85
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