Protesters March In Downtown Durham, N.C. Against Police Brutality For Second Weekend In A Row

Durham, North Carolina is keeping the energy.

For the second weekend in a row, protesters have marched through downtown standing against police brutality and prisoner mistreatment, WRAL News reports.

About 70 to 80 people gathered at Durham’s Main Plaza and started their march around 8:30 pm, stopping at both the Durham police station and jail.

According to the organizers of the protest, the group was protesting against a jail policy called lock back, a policy that only allows prisoners 30 minutes every 3 days outside their jail cell.

“I’m hoping that there’s going to be some change,” said Nia Travis, a Durham resident who was protesting that night. “I’m hoping that our leaders are going to see that the people of Durham don’t want our men and our brothers and our sons to be treated like this.”

Police forces were heavy downtown while residents protested, some got physical with members of the media there to cover the event. At one point of the night, a protester threw flares while others followed with umbrellas and signs, blocking camera shots.

Majority of the protesters left a little before 11 pm, but later into the night, some people sprayed graffiti and lit fires in several trash cans.

There are no reports of damage to any local businesses as of Sunday morning.