Watch TIME: The Kalief Browder Story

Family tension erupts when Kalief's estranged father tries to take over the case and settlement negotiation; Kalief's mother Venida combats depression and bad health, and suffers a massive heart attack.

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 decline under the glare of the media.

A missing witness is found, exposing messy detective work.

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

Viewers are taken to Rikers Island where he is introduced to a world of Violence, Corruption and Gangs. In constant upheaval, Kalief must defend himself from every side.

In the series premiere, meet Kalief Browder, who was wrongfully arrested and served three years in prison.