Jailed For Years Without Trial, Kills Himself

[MathewSmith]

Kalief Browder, a young man from New York City who had gained national renown in recent years as a symbol of America's broken criminal justice system, took his own life this weekend, according to a report from The New Yorker. He was 22.

The Death Of Kalief Browder Is An American Tragedy Almost Beyond Words

Like we are living in some kind of Dickensian throwback. And they were not the good old days and we desperately need to live better than this. I'm sure, this all can be fixed with right sensible policy and legislation. Unfortunately, citizens' rights and legal protections mean nothing anymore in this country. America is a failed state in every way that meant anything to our founding fathers.

 

[dannyboys]

He was a paranoid schizophrenic. He had suffered from this mental disorder his whole life.
He had tried to kill himself before being put in prison.
The last time he succeeded.

 

[Blackrook]

I get the feeling that the author of the story is withholding information.

 

[Darkwind]

He was a paranoid schizophrenic. He had suffered from this mental disorder his whole life.
He had tried to kill himself before being put in prison.
The last time he succeeded.

If he had mental illness, why was he in prison and not a medical facility? I truly don't know as I've never heard of this person.

 

[Political Junky]

It's a sad statement about America.

He was a paranoid schizophrenic. He had suffered from this mental disorder his whole life.
He had tried to kill himself before being put in prison.
The last time he succeeded.

Link?

 

[AvgGuyIA]

It's a sad statement about America.

He was a paranoid schizophrenic. He had suffered from this mental disorder his whole life.
He had tried to kill himself before being put in prison.
The last time he succeeded.

Link?

Sometimes people gotta off themselves. America is not to blame.