Kalief Browder

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Kalief Browder (May 25, 1993 – June 6, 2015) was an African American man from The Bronx, New York, who was held at the Rikers Island jail complex, awaiting trial, between 2010 and 2013 on charges of robbery, grand larceny, and assault. He had been arrested at the age of sixteen for allegedly stealing a backpack containing valuables. During his imprisonment, Browder was kept in solitary confinement for 700 days. His charges were eventually dismissed and he was released. Two years after his release, Browder hanged himself at his parents' home. He was twenty-two years old at the time. His story has been cited by activists campaigning for reform of the New York City criminal justice system and has attracted widespread attention in the years following his death. In 2017, Jay-Z produced a television documentary mini-series titled Time: The Kalief Browder Story. In January 2019, New York City settled a civil lawsuit with the Browder family for $3.3 million.

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