Dr. Roger A Mitchell Jr.: Death in Custody

Shedding Light on Custodial Deaths Through Data and Advocacy
As a forensic pathologist, Dr. Roger Mitchell has long studied racial disparities in deaths involving law enforcement. In this video, he spotlights how the lack of data drives the dangerous silence around these inequities. Just as pioneering journalist Ida B. Wells recorded lynchings denied by officials, physicians today must bear witness to disproportionate custodial deaths.