The Case Of Kalief Browder

Breanne Barbato Journalism Final Petition for Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey to be released. Imagine being targeted by those who are expected to protect you and your rights, what would you do? After the release of the Netflix Original documentary series, Making a Murderer, there is a petition being held that is currently at 445,000 out of 500,000 signatures to possibly free the convicted ‘murderers’. The petition will be sent to and reviewed by for the White House and Supreme Court.

After his uncle raped him, he got him hooked onto drugs. Boyette then led a life of petty crimes such as stealing and drug abuse before he was sent to a reformatory school. After being let out he became a serial criminal who often raped women. He was often sent back to jail.

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On December 28th, 2010 a member of the Aryan Brotherhood was sentenced to an outstanding 450 month prison term in Crane, Texas (ABC15, 2016). To further put this court decision into perspective, 26 year old Steven Scott Cantrell was fated to servfe a 37.5 year sentence that would result in him being released after he is well into his mid-60s. Cantrell was found guilty for hate crime charges that stemmed from a series of racially-motivated arsons in December 2010. He was involved in setting fire to a historic African-American church and the attempted murder of a disabled black man (ABC15, 2016).

The 5 who had been jail sued New York City in 2003 for malicious prosecution. They also included racial discrimination, and emotional distress in the law suits. The city refused to settle the suits for a decade under then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It is hard for the city to say we mess up on an grand scale because the city 's lawyers felt they would win. However, after Bill de Blasio became Mayor and supported the settlement.

Kalief Browder is an African American male born in the Bronx, that went to prison for a crime for the robbery of a book bag, a crime he did not commit. He ended up spending 3 years in prison. Two of the years were in solitary

Recently, Gary Ridgeway was moved to a maximum security prison in Colorado. Ridgeway was originally in a Washington state prison for over a decade (Hoffman). At Washington state, he was always isolated and being moved to Colorado will allow him more freedom. Why should he have more freedom after killing forty nine women? Many people are angry toward this transition.

This system was another way of oppression, now the courts continue to oppress African Americas by framing their leader and delegitimize civil rights groups. One of the inmates that Assata meets in jail, puts it into perspective “you’ll be in jail wherever you go…if they are honest with themselves, have got to come to the conclusion that they don’t know what it feels like to be

Kalief Browder. A young black male who was raised into CPS (child protective services) in cause of his mother heavy drug addiction. Browder was in a home with over twenty foster and adopted children which his mother took care of them all. Browder’s father worked for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority who still contributed to his family. The family resided by the Bronx Zoo, in a brick house on Prospect Avenue.

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Kalief Browder was only 16 when he was sent to Rikers Island, one of the cruelest juvenile prisons in the nation, for being accused of stealing a backpack but with no evidence to support. He spent around two years in solitary confinement which drove him to attempt suicide many times. He was abused every day by inmates and prison guards for no reason at all. In his three years he was waiting for a trial which should not have taken longer than six months to complete. His mother spoke out to the public, waiting for his justice to be repaid every day and for her sons return.

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To my understanding, this trial has been going on for the longest time to no avail. Everyone has mentioned to me that the legal system is incredibly slow, but I had no idea it would take years in order to prosecute someone fairly. The United States legal system should be faster in order to accommodate all those involved, since it is a fairly thorough

One of the most controversial subjects not only in the realm of law enforcement, but in the United States today is that police are out of control with their “use of force” tactics. It is always a tragedy when someone has to lose their life at the hand of police, but sometimes a little respect and compliance can go a long way. The case with Eric Garner is no different. “On July 17,2014 in Staten Island in New York, Eric Garner was approached by NYPD officers about selling illegal cigarettes. At this point Garner becomes very irritable yelling at police for always trying to arrest him over petty deviant acts.

In Joe's case, the criminal justice system is way too harsh on a mentally disabled thirteen year old, who lacked a steady home and suffered child abuse and neglect. His punishment is a prime example of how society is too harsh on children who commit non homicide crimes, especially given the circumstances in this case. Instead of helping Joe, they locked him up for life, where nobody cared about him. When they imprisoned him, they didn't even send him to a juvenile prison, but instead sent him to an adult prison, where he was left vulnerable and an easy target. Kids should not be going to adult prisons as juveniles because the harsh environment prevents them from rebounding back from their past mistakes.