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Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

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Irvo Otieno, 28, died March 6 while in custody at a state psychiatric hospital. Seven deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder. Family, friends call for more robust mental health care and training for law enforcement. Family: "We will miss you dearly, but rest assured, as you fly in heaven"

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The Independent

Rev. Al Sharpton calls for law reform at funeral of Irvo Otieno

Rev. Al Sharpton called for an “Irvo law” to help protect people in mental health facilities as he delivered a eulogy to remember Irvo Otieno on Wednesday, 29 March. Mourners gathered at a Virginia church to honour the life of the 28-year-old Black man. Mr Otieno, whose family said he had struggled with mental illness, died in custody at a state psychiatric hospital on 6 March after he was pinned to the floor by sheriff’s deputies. “The way to h…

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service. Attendees at the Wednesday service celebrated his life and called for mental

1 year ago·United States

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KIFI

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service. Attendees at the Wednesday service celebrated his life and called for mental health care and policing reforms after the 28-year-old Black man’s death earlier this month while in custody at a state psychiatric hospital. Otieno, whose family said he had long struggled with me…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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MY Northwest

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Family, friends and other mourners gathered Wednesday at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service, celebrating his life and calling for mental health care and policing reforms after the 28-year-old Black man’s death earlier this month while in custody at a state psychiatric hospital. “He had an illness. He should have been doctored to, not treated with brutality,” said civil rights leader the …

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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WPLG

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

Family, friends and other mourners gathered Wednesday at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service, celebrating his life and calling for mental health care and policing reforms after the 28-year-old Black man's death earlier this month while in custody at a state psychiatric hospital.“He had an illness. He should have been doctored to, not treated with brutality," said civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered …

1 year ago·Miami, United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

FILE - This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law shows Irvo Otieno. The Rev. Al Sharptons National Action Network, a civil rights organization, announced Sharpton will deliver a eulogy in the Wednesday, March 29, 2023, funeral of Otieno in Chesterfield, Va. The 28-year-old Black man died after he was pinned to the floor by seven sheriffs deputies and several others while he was being admitted to a mental hospital. (Courtesy of Ben Crump Law v…

1 year ago·San Diego, United States

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