Many are familiar with the tragic story of Kalief Browder. Accused of stealing a backpack and imprisoned at 16, Kalief spent the next three years on Rikers Island awaiting trial. After nearly ...

In her 63 years, Venida Browder absorbed more heartbreak than any one person should have to endure — but she refused to let it overwhelm her until the last, final loss of her son Kalief ...

Exhibition sheds light on Kalief Browder’s years in solitary confinement ... approved a plan to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex and replace it with four smaller jails.