Time: The Kalief Browder Story(2017)

Name: Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-03-01
Rating: 3.5

March 1, 20171 Season · 6 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

3.5from 30 users

Overview

The story of a teenager wrongfully charged with theft and jailed at Riker's Island prison for over 1,000 days.

Created by Julia Willoughby Nason, Jenner Furst, Nick Sandow

Network Spike

Seasons

Season 1

6 Episodes

2017

E01

The System

3/1/2017·45m

Kalief Browder seeks justice from New York City for his wrongful arrest and three year imprisonment at Rikers Island; Kalief's deposition proves to be treacherous and he is forced to answer questions about his troubled past.

E02

The Island

3/8/2017·45m

A look at the early days of Kalief's incarceration at Rikers Island, where he is introduced to a world of violence, corruption and gangs, forcing him to defend himself from other inmates and corrections officers

E03

The Bing

3/15/2017·45m

Kalief refuses to plead guilty, demanding a trial. He is caught in the revolving door of solitary confinement as his case crawls through a stagnant court system.

E04

The Witness

3/21/2017·45m

After a delay in the case a missing witness is found, revealing sloppy detective work. Kalief is faced with time served but refuses to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit. He is released a month later without explanation.

E05

Injustice For All

3/29/2017·45m

Kalief becomes a folk hero and the poster child of a broken system, attracting journalists and celebrities as he fights for justice, but he begins to deteriorate under the bright spotlight of the media.

E06

The After Life

4/3/2017·45m

Family tensions are high when Kalief's estranged father tries to take over the case and settlement negotiation. Kalief's mother, Venida, fights depression and bad health but suffers a massive heart attack, dying at the hospital.