The deaths of Black women Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls have caused lawmakers in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to propose legislation that will ensure the families of people found dead will be notified promptly.
Lauren Smith-Fieds' mother, Shantell Fields, is speaking out about what she calls the "biggest misconception regarding her daughter's death. And the Bridgeport Police Department has a history of corruption that goes beyond the mishandling of Smith-Fields' and Brenda Lee Rawls' cases.
