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Prakash Churaman was 15 years old when detectives showed up at his family's basement apartment in Jamaica in December 2014 and handcuffed him, charging him with his best friend's murder. He says his confession was coerced.
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On Dec. 9, outside Queens County Criminal Court, friends, family, and supporters of Prakash Churaman rallied in support of his efforts to appeal his case. Six years ago, at the age of 15, Prakash was wrongfully arrested and manipulated by police into giving a false confession that he had murdered his best friend.
Even though his conviction was reversed this past June, Churaman remains at Rikers awaiting a new trial. His case highlights the rottenness of the criminal injustice system. As Party for Socialism and Liberation organizer Gabi Silva stated during the rally: “There is no justice in a system that would manipulate and coerce a child into giving a false confession. There is no justice in a system that keeps people waiting years for a trial. There is no justice in this system except the justice that we demand and we win when we organize.”