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Katal develops intergenerational leadership and organizing capacity to build community-based power and win systemic change for equity, health, and justice.
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Katal in the news
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As Deaths Mount in New York Jails and Prisons, Advocates Rally for Oversight: Reporters’ Notebook
By Chris Gelardi at New York FocusMarch 29, 2025 Over the past three months, New York Focus has reported extensively on the New York stateprison system’s descent into tumult. An […]
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Woman detainee dies at Rikers, fourth death in 30 days amid spike in NYC jails population
By Graham Rayman at the Daily NewsMarch 20, 2025 A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an […]
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‘Dysfunction, violence and neglect’: Independent Rikers Commission releases new blueprint for island jail’s closure
By Jada Camille at amNYMarch 19th, 2025 The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a critical blueprint for reform [&h…
Our Voices
“One of my best memories I have is when I went to New York City…to do a rally out there outside of Cuomo’s office and I wrote my testimonials and stuff like that and that was my first time and so I think that was the biggest impact it had on me. And then going to the capitol, being able to talk about my son that has mental health issues and is in prison, with someone that…is actually in that department and is working with children with mental health…She kind of almost turned us away but I was able to bring out what it is and relate with her and get a conversation going with her.”
– Bobby Leigh
