Kalief Browder

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human

Kalief Browder was a Bronx teenager whose years-long pretrial detention and abuse at Rikers Island, despite never being convicted of a crime, became a powerful symbol of injustices in the U.S. criminal justice system.

Aliases (1)

Kalief ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human →
causeOfDeath	suicide →
charge	robbery (alleged) →
convictedOf	none →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1993-05-25 →
dateOfDeath	2015-06-06 →
detainedAt	Rikers Island →
detainedBy	New York City Department of Correction →
educatedAt	New Day Academy →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Browder →
givenName	Kalief →
hasEffect	increased public debate about bail reform in the United States → increased public debate about solitary confinement → increased public scrutiny of Rikers Island → influencing calls for closing Rikers Island →
hasSibling	Akeem Browder →
legalStatus	pretrial detainee →
livedIn	New York → New York City → The Bronx → United States of America →
mannerOfDeath	suicide by hanging →
memberOf	Browder family →
name	Kalief Browder →
notableFor	becoming a symbol of injustices in the U.S. criminal justice system → being held at Rikers Island jail complex for years without trial → drawing attention to solitary confinement of juveniles → highlighting problems with cash bail and pretrial detention →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → The Bronx → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	New York → New York City → The Bronx → United States of America →
religion	Christianity →
residence	New York → New York City → The Bronx → United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
subjectOf	The Kalief Browder Story → Time: The Kalief Browder Story → numerous news articles about criminal justice reform →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kalief Browder ("Kalief") →	givenName
Rikers Island →	hasNotableInmate
Kalief Browder →	name