TIME: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)

Original title

Time: The Kalief Browder Story

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Kalief Browder, a teenager from the Bronx who spent three years in jail without a conviction because his family could not afford bail. It follows his time on Rikers Island, including two years in solitary confinement, and the impact on his life.

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What happens

Time: The Kalief Browder Story is a six-episode American documentary television miniseries that broadcast on Spike beginning March 1, 2017. The documentary recounts the story of Kalief Browder, a Bronx high school student who was imprisoned for three years, two of them in solitary confinement on Rikers Island, without being convicted of a crime. He was accused at 16 of stealing a backpack, and his family was unable to afford his bail, set at $3,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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