A new docuseries titled “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” explores what can happen when systematic inequality, the dismissal of mental health issues, over-policing and a fractured justice system collide. There was something about that chapter that hadn’t really been explored.”Sixteen-year-old Browder was arrested in 2010 for allegedly stealing a backpack. He was unable to make bail and detained at Rikers Island for three years before the charges were dropped and Browder was freed. Two years later, Browder killed himself, leaving his family carry forward with his quest for justice. Furst said his team spent about five or six months filming interviews and building “a very personal relationship” with the Browder family.

Source: Huffington Post March 01, 2017 22:30 UTC