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Connecticut Lawmakers Propose New Legislation In Connection To Lauren Smith-Fields, Brenda Lee Rawls Cases

Wendy MedinaMarch 13, 2022March 21, 2022

by Wendy MedinaMarch 13, 2022March 21, 2022781

Bridgeport lawmakers are presenting a bill following the deaths of Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, and Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, whose families were never notified of their...

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Connecticut Cops Suspended Over Mishandling Deaths of Two Black Women

Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2022

by Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 20224953

Two police officers in Connecticut have been suspended and placed on administrative leave for their mishandling of the cases of Lauren Smith-Fields and another Black...

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Lauren Smith-Fields’ Family Questions Coroner’s New ‘Accidental’ Death Ruling

Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 25, 2022January 25, 2022

by Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 25, 2022January 25, 20222206

The family of Lauren Smith-Fields is questioning the medical examiner's ruling that she died from an accidental drug overdose....

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TikTokers Rally Behind Family Suing Connecticut Police for Mishandling Information in The Death of Lauren Smith Fields

Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022

by Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 20225994

TikTokers have come together to shame the media and public for the lack of reporting around the mysterious death of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields....