It’s Meant To Be Punishing : Protestors Allege Summer of Jail Abuses
The Richmond Police and Sheriff s Office have come under fire for their handling of protests that erupted following the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota. Protesters allege they were subjected to strip searchers as punishment after being delivered to the Richmond City Jail. (Photo: Coleman Jennings/VPM News)
After Richmond Police arrested Gabrielle Brost during a protest about coronavirus cases in the Richmond City Justice Center, she was transported to the jail, strip searched and held in a brightly lit single cell overnight and through much of the next day.