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Kalief Browder was an African American youth from The Bronx, New York, who was falsely accused of stealing a backpack and spent three years in jail, mostly in solitary confinement. He committed suicide in 2015 after his release and his case sparked reform of the New York City criminal justice system.
Jun 7, 2015 · Kalief Browder spent three years on Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime. After he was released, he struggled with mental health, and he eventually took his own life.
Mar 15, 2017 · Kalief Browder spent three years in jail without conviction for a robbery charge he denied. He committed suicide in 2015 after facing solitary confinement and bail injustice. The ACLU fights for bail reform to end the criminalization of poverty and racism.
Jun 9, 2015 · Kalief Browder was sent to Rikers Island when he was 16 years old, accused of stealing a backpack. Though he never stood trial or was found guilty of any crime, he spent three years at the New...
Jun 3, 2016 · Kalief Browder was jailed at Rikers Island at the age of sixteen; he spent three years locked up without ever being convicted of a crime, and much of that time was spent in...
Jun 8, 2015 · Kalief Browder was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack in 2010 and spent three years in jail without trial. He faced beatings, solitary confinement and attempted suicide at Rikers Island, and committed suicide in 2015 at age 22.
Jul 1, 2016 · Kalief Browder was wrongly accused of stealing a backpack and spent three years in Rikers Island, where he was tortured and abused. A year after his suicide, his brother Akeem calls for Rikers to be shut down and shares his story in a video.
