Hov is producing a docuseries about the story of Kalief Browder, the Bronx high school student who killed himself in 2015 after being held for three years on Rikers Island.
The bill will be introduced to the Senate and if it passes, will be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The new legislation ensures that anyone arrested will receive a speedy trial in hopes to prevent suicides like Kalief Browder's.
Forty-one-year-old Aitabdel Salem, a native of Algeria, spent five months on New York's Rikers Island because, uhm, officials failed to tell him that bail was set at $2.
John Legend hasn’t been keeping quiet on police brutality or mass incarceration. Now, he is taking it a step further with his essay for Vulture speaking out…
A 22-year-old man who spent three years in jail at New York City’s Rikers Island without ever being convicted of a crime died this weekend…
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Jay Z Will Take On Criminal Justice Reform With Upcoming Kalief Browder Docuseries
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“Kalief’s Law” Aims To Reform Pretrial Detention After Honoree Spent 3 Years In Rikers Awaiting Trial
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‘Kalief’s Law’ Passed in New York To Honor Teen Tortured On Riker’s Island
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Man Spends 5 Months In Rikers Island Because No One Told Him Bail Was $2
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Jay Z Will Take On Criminal Justice Reform With Upcoming Kalief Browder Docuseries
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“Kalief’s Law” Aims To Reform Pretrial Detention After Honoree Spent 3 Years In Rikers Awaiting Trial
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‘Kalief’s Law’ Passed in New York To Honor Teen Tortured On Riker’s Island
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Man Spends 5 Months In Rikers Island Because No One Told Him Bail Was $2
