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Hundreds bid farewell to woman who died in Texas jail cell

Mourners arrive to mourn the death of Sandra Bland at the DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Lisle, Ill. An autopsy report released Friday found that Sandra Bland used a plastic trash bag to hang herself three days after a confrontational traffic stop. The 28-year-old woman's family has questioned the findings, saying she was excited about starting a new job and wouldn't have taken her own life. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee)

LISLE, Ill. (AP) — Family and friends of an Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail remembered her Saturday as a “courageous voice” for social justice and promised to keep fighting for clarity on the circumstances surrounding her death.

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