$3.3 million
Settlement New York City gave the family of Kalief Browder, who killed himself at home after being jailed for three years -- much of it in solitary confinement -- for charges that were eventually dropped of stealing another teen's backpack. His family couldn't afford the $3,000 bail.
Settlement New York City gave the family of Kalief Browder, who killed himself at home after being jailed for three years -- much of it in solitary confinement -- for charges that were eventually dropped of stealing another teen's backpack. His family couldn't afford the $3,000 bail.