Just watched a documentary about this young man life after he was locked up for allegedly stealing someone’s book bag. There was no real proof that he did such a thing, but even if he did steal this person’s book bag, doesn’t explain why a 16 year old was sent to one of the worst jails in the world, Rikers Island. Kalief was never convicted, of this crime but spent 3 years of his life in this jail mostly serving time in solitary confinement. Remember this is a 16 year old. He was abused by other inmates and guards a like. He was starved and didn’t received the medical attention he needed. But let’s not forget he was never given his right to stand trial, a speedy trail at that. He spent 3 years locked up for something he didn’t even do.

I watched this documentary and shed so many…