Ismael Nazario

Kalief becomes a folk hero and the poster child of a broken system, attracting journalists and celebrities as he fights for justice, but he begins to deteriorate under the bright…

Kalief refuses to plead guilty in his case, demanding a trial. He is caught in the revolving door of solitary confinement as his crawls through a stagnant court.

A look at the early days of Kalief’s incarceration at Rikers Island, where he is introduced to a world of violence, corruption and gangs, forcing Kalief to defend himself from…