TIME: The Kalief Browder Story

- Season 1

(2017)

Kalief Browder is seeking justice from New York City for his 3-Year imprisonment at Rikers Island and wrongful arrest. His Deposition proves to be treacherous and he is forced to answer questions about his troubled past.

We are taken back to the early days of Kalief's incarnation on Rikers Island where he is introduced to a world of violence, corruption, and gangs. In constant turmoil, Kalief must defend himself from all sides.

Kalief's mental state begins to deteriorate as multiple trial delays by the prosecution force him to spend months in solitary confinement at Rikers.

Shoddy police work and the prosecutors' inability to locate the main witness leave Kalief facing more agonizing delays.

Following his release, Kalief struggles psychologically to reintegrate, even as he files a lawsuit against the city and becomes a media sensation.

Though grief-stricken and in poor health, Kalief's mother fights for justice, while city officials attempt damage control as the civil case proceeds.