Jay-Z's documentary, 'Time: The Kalief Browder Story,' has earned the rapper his first ever Peabody Award. Jay received the honor for his work on telling the story of Kalief Browder in the docuseries TIME: The Kalief Browder Story. Browder was accused of stealing a backpack at the age of 16 and was held on Rikers Island for three years awaiting trial, 800 of those days was spent in solitary confinement. The teen faced abuse, mental distress and starvation until he was released in 2013. After his release jail had broken his spirit and he ultimately committed suicide in 2015. JAY-Z revered Browder as a prophet and used his story to depict the injustices and hazards of the criminal justice system.
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