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KansDem

(28,498 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2015, 10:46 AM Jun 2015

Ex-Prisoner Jailed without Charge at Rikers for 3 Years Commits Suicide

And a young man imprisoned for three years at Rikers in New York without charge has committed suicide. Kalief Browder was a 16 year old high school sophomore when he was detained on suspicion of stealing a backpack. Browder never pleaded guilty and was never convicted. He maintained his innocence and requested a trial, but was only offered plea deals while the trial was repeatedly delayed. After enduring nearly 800 days in solitary confinement and abuses from guards, Browder was only released when the case was dismissed. Browder died last week at his home in the Bronx. He was 22 years old.

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Ex-Prisoner Jailed without Charge at Rikers for 3 Years Commits Suicide (Original Post) KansDem Jun 2015 OP

And many people wonder why someone who is innocent would accept a plea deal davidn3600 Jun 2015 #1

...... daleanime Jun 2015 #2

Another post here JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #3

Holy shit. Over a fuckin' backpack. nt valerief Jun 2015 #4

And he was never commited of causing that heinous "crime". Just of being black in the system. erronis Jun 2015 #6

Yes. The criminal "justice" system has learned how to transform 20th century externally valerief Jun 2015 #7

A backpack that may not have even existed. The person who accused Browder of robbing him initally Chakab Jun 2015 #9

Why do details like that not surprise me in the least? This type of "public service" valerief Jun 2015 #11

. Demeter Jun 2015 #5

K&R for exposure. JEB Jun 2015 #8

I have no words. CrispyQ Jun 2015 #10

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)

1. And many people wonder why someone who is innocent would accept a plea deal

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Mon Jun 8, 2015, 10:53 AM

Jun 2015

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

2. ......

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Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:04 AM

Jun 2015

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)

3. Another post here

Reply to KansDem (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:42 AM

Jun 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6798092

It needs to be posted over, and over, and over again.

That child's life was destroyed over a false accusation.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. Holy shit. Over a fuckin' backpack. nt

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Mon Jun 8, 2015, 12:18 PM

Jun 2015

erronis

(15,286 posts)

6. And he was never commited of causing that heinous "crime". Just of being black in the system.

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 01:14 PM

Jun 2015

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. Yes. The criminal "justice" system has learned how to transform 20th century externally

Reply to erronis (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 01:19 PM

Jun 2015

induced lynching into 21st century self-lynching. No trial with solitary confinement and the prison industry makes money to boot.

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

9. A backpack that may not have even existed. The person who accused Browder of robbing him initally

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 01:23 PM

Jun 2015

claimed that he had been robbed the day that Browder was taken into custody. After the cops searched him and found no backpack or money, the story changed to Browder robbing him two weeks earlier.