On a cold night in 2010, a boy is stopped by the police while walking home from a party in the

Bronx. He's only 16. He's been stopped by the police before, but this time is different. In a special

four-part series, the Generation Y podcast unravels the story of Khalif Browder, a young boy who was

falsely accused of stealing a backpack and held without bail at Rikers Island for three years.

During that time, he endured regular abuse by prison staff and inmates and was held in solitary

confinement for more than 700 consecutive days.

Three years later, Khalif was released, never once having stood trial.

Caliph's case ended up being a catalyst for change in the use of solitary confinement

against minors in federal prisons.

But we still have a long way to go.

We say innocent until proven guilty.

But where do we draw the line between due process and cruelty?

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Most people, if they were to be jailed or incarcerated for 30 days, they would lose their house, they would lose their job.

They would lose everything, just 30 days behind bars.

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