Time: The Kalief Browder Story

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Time: The Kalief Browder Story

2017 | Crime | Documentary

“TIME: The Kalief Browder Story” is a documentary series chronicling the life of a 16 year-old student from the Bronx who spent three years on Rikers Island without ever being convicted of a crime. Kalief Browder was walking home from a party when he was arrested for allegedly stealing a backpack. He spent an unconscionable three years in jail awaiting trial--two of which were spent in solitary confinement. Charges were ultimately dropped, and Browder took his own life shortly after being released. Browder’s tragic story has galvanized activists and reformers alike in the name of justice.

The documentary series will feature first-person accounts, archival footage, and cinematic recreations of key scenes from Browder’s life, as well as exclusive interviews from a wide range of those connected to the story, from politicians to close friends and family members to social reformers.

"Kalief Browder is a modern day prophet; his story a failure of the judicial process,” said Carter. “A young man, and I emphasize young man, who lost his life because of a broken system. His tragedy has brought atrocities to light and now we must confront the issues and events that occurred so other young men can have a chance at justice."



Network Netflix
Creator(s) Julia Willoughby-Nason, Jenner Furst
Producer(s) , Shawn Carter, Jenner Furst, Nick Sandow, Julia Willoughby-Nason, Michael Gasparro, Chachi Senior
Cast Adriana DeMeo, Josh Rhett and Donnell E. Smith

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated

Sep 19, 2017  
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
2017 | Crime, Documentary
Bawled like like baby, heartwrenching, horrific and utterly disgusted
It's been a while since any TV series or film has affected me as much as the Kalief Browder story. I think it made me feel nauseous at one point. The level of hideous injustice Browder faced, more so the fact he was just a boy, is worse than most police corruption cases covered by the media.

An innocent boy was held without trial, without conviction for three years in one of the most notorious prisons (Rikers Prison) where he was beaten senselessly by correction officers and inmates alike. He was then held in solitary confinement for 322 days (UN calls 15 days a human rights violation), tortured, starved and attempted suicide. This is New York. This is the American justice system.

When he was eventually released his mental health suffered, and it just gets worse and worse. I won't say anymore before I burst into tears again.

There are some remarkable interviews in here with Kalief's family, who were torn to shreds, top speakers such as Attorney General Eric Holder, "The New Jim Crow" author Michelle Alexander, journalist Shaun King, and even Jay-Z and Rosie O'Donnell, who were close friends. The biggest take away is how broken the system is / intended racial segregation and how important it is for the civil rights movement to join forces with the greater American populace to stop further injustices.

Seriously keep the tissues at hand. This is a hundred times more disturbing than Making A Murderer and The Keepers.
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