Traumatized by 3 Years at Rikers Prison Without Charge as a Teen, Kalief Browder Commits Suicide

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This is very sad. A 16 year old arrested for stealing a backpack, put in prison 3 years without trial, then case dismissed and boy discharged. Now committed suicide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd6hCmgmj44#t=361

[Cho-man]

Welcome to the US justice system.

[wtbhotia]

3 years without a trial thought that only happened in crappy countries where the courts are overly backed up like Philippines / India / Indonesia etc etc

Didnt the kids parents sue the police / city / state for millions of $$$$$

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3 years without a trial thought that only happened in crappy countries where the courts are overly backed up like Philippines / India / Indonesia etc etc

Didnt the kids parents sue the police / city / state for millions of $$$$$

They did, and the trial is probably going to take 5 years. The kid is dead already. What a sad story!

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John Oliver reported on something similar last night. Was about the Bail system there.

[Claire ex-ax]

What kind of judicial system does that to a child?

[HowardCoombs]

What kind of judicial system does that to a child?

Land of the free
Home of the brave :

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Kalief Browder, 1993–2015 - The New Yorker

he spent more than one thousand days on Rikers waiting for a trial that never happened. During that time, he endured about two years in solitary confinement, where he attempted to end his life several times.

The poor kid, the whatever system failed him badly, heads must roll, i hope the family does get its millions of dollars as some form of compensation even though it will not bring the kid back to life.

[Hurtmesome]

Something I read about yesterday...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46-XTqXkzE&app=desktop

[Mat]

No comment.

Sad, pathetic, unjustifiable.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/ny...cide.html?_r=0