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Family demands answers about Frankie Diaz Jr.'s death in Philadelphia jail

Family and friends of Frankie Diaz Jr. and their supporters rallied outside the Criminal Justice Center at 13th and Filbert and then marched around City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. They are looking for answers from the city after Diaz died in custody at the Philadelphia Detention Center.

Eva and Frankie Diaz, parents of Frankie Diaz, rally near Philadelphia City Hall looking for answers to their sons beating death at Philadelphia Detention Center.  Family, friends and their supporters took to the streets of Center City Philadelphia starting at the Criminal Justice Center at 13th and Filbert on Thursday morning September 17, 2020.
Eva and Frankie Diaz, parents of Frankie Diaz, rally near Philadelphia City Hall looking for answers to their sons beating death at Philadelphia Detention Center. Family, friends and their supporters took to the streets of Center City Philadelphia starting at the Criminal Justice Center at 13th and Filbert on Thursday morning September 17, 2020.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
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