by Jenny Lutz | Apr 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION’S REPORT SAY CLOSE RIKERS, MAYOR AGREES On March 31, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio pledged to close Rikers Island, the infamous jail where Kalief Browder was incarcerated for three years, and convert New York City’s prison...
by Jenny Lutz | Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story aired on Spike TV in March 1, 2017. The documentary series, produced by Jay-Z and Spike TV, follows the story of Kalief Browder, a sixteen year old arrested in the Bronx for allegedly stealing a backpack. The series, now a 2017...
by Jenny Lutz | Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
To find out more about Kalief’s story and the TIME series, click here. ARTICLES ABOUT KALIEF New York City Reaches $3.3 Million Settlement With Kalief Browder’s Family (NPR, Jan. 2019) Kalief Browder’s Suicide Brought Changes to Rikers. Now It Has Led to a...
by Jenny Lutz | Jan 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Jay Z, Harvey Weinstein, and Spike TV Highlight Need to Stop Solitary for Kids with Documentary Series TIME: The Kalief Browder Story premiered on Spike TV on March 1, 2017 and aired every Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET through April 5, 2017 This documentary series...
by Jenny Lutz | Dec 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
On February 22, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd granted a preliminary injunction to stop the Onondaga Justice Center in Syracuse, New York from putting 16 and 17-year olds in solitary confinement pending the result of litigation in the V.W. et al. v. Conway...
by Jenny Lutz | Oct 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Your tax-deductible contribution will helps us end the solitary confinement of youth in juvenile and adult facilities. The Stop Solitary for Kids campaign supports reforms by: Connecting agency and facility administrators with peers who have successfully reduced...