by Jenny Lutz | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wisconsin Keeps Kids in Solitary Confinement – Federal Judge Issues Injunction to Stop Practice In 2017, the Juvenile Law Center (JLC) and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a federal class action lawsuit against Wisconsin officials for subjecting kids to solitary...
by Jenny Lutz | Apr 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY SUED FOR REPEATEDLY KEEPING KIDS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has brought a lawsuit against Grays Harbor County, alleging that16-year old M.D. was held in solitary confinement multiple times totaling 75...
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...
