"Innocent until proven guilty" is a foundational tenet of American democracy, but no such protection existed for Kalief Browder. Arrested in the Bronx at age 16 for allegedly stealing a backpack, unable to make bail and held due to a prior offense, Browder spent over 1,000 days in pre-trial detention at infamous prison facility Rikers Island. His case was later dismissed, but tragically, he
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