TIME: The Kalief Browder Story | Netflix
The story of Kalief Browder is tragic. Kalief was falsely arrested as a kid and held at Rikers Island for 3 years before being released. He was never afforded a trial and held in clear violation to his 6th Amendment. The Prosecutors in his case kept delaying, which then took weeks to months to reset. This happened over 10 times.
When They See Us: Limited Series | Netflix
Based on a true story that gripped the country, When They See Us will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The four part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the incident, the series will span 25 years, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.
Actual Footage of Korey Wise (the oldest, at 16 years old) in 1989:
TRIAL 4 Trailer (2020) | Netflix
In 1993, Sean Ellis was a troubled teen in the wrong place at the wrong time. He went through three trials within a year before a jury could convict him of the murder of Officer Mulligan. Sean served 22 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. Years later, exculpatory evidence around the handling of his case allows Sean to have a 4th trial. Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.
