i want to turn to kalief browder in his own words.ef browder, of course, 16 when he was arrested and sent to rikers island. he ended up being effort three years, much of that time in solitary confinement without charge. he was arrested when he was a high school sophomore. police believed -- they said he stole a backpack, but can never come up with the person who made the accusation, who they drove around a neighbor of any person pointed out kalief walking on the street. and then that person just disappeared. kalief would not plead in prison because he was taught not to lie and said he was innocent. held for three years, much of that time in solitary confinement. he said while he was in solitary confinement at rikers, the guards often refused to give him his meals. >> if you say anything that could tick them off in any type of way, some of them, a lot of them, what they do is starve you. they won't feed you. it is already hard in there because the three trays you get everyday, you're still hungry because i guess that is part of the pun