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Bronx Teen Avoids Same Fate As Kalief Browder

Pedro Hernandez, a Bronx teen who was wrongfully arrested for a crime that he didn't commit, was released from the…
by @coupcoup40cal, Global Grind
08.02.17
2016 American Justice Summit
Bronx Street Renamed 'Kalief Browder Way'

The renaming recognizes the injustice to Browder and his role in shedding light on prison abuse of minors.
by Nigel Roberts
05.25.17
Demonstrators hold aloft a symbolic coffin bearing Kalief...
The Case For Shuttering Rikers Before 10 Years

Criminal justice reform advocate Glenn Martin says there's too much at stake to wait a decade to close the notorious…
by Jeff Mays
05.08.17
Demonstrators hold aloft a symbolic coffin bearing Kalief...
New York Finally Stops Charging Young Teens As…

Now that New York has ceased charging 16-and 17-year-olds as adults, North Carolina remains the only state in the U.S.…
by Angela Bronner Helm
04.10.17
Rikers Island
Rikers Island Jail Complex Closing

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the dilapidated and notorious Rikers Island jail complex will close,…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.01.17