Learn about Kalief Browder’s short life and untimely death in the criminal justice system
Kalief Browder was 16 years old when he was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. His family could not afford his $3,000 bail, so he was sent to Rikers Island jail in New York City. The injustice the bail system visited on Kalief and his subsequent incarceration would eventually lead to his death. The tragedy of Kalief’s story shows why it is urgent that we fight for criminal justice reform, which punishes people for being poor and subjects individuals to inhumane treatment. For #100DaysTN, read and share Kalief’s story: http://bit.ly/2mzZWGC
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