statement: second incarcerated individual dies of covid-19 in the last seventy-two hours, making this the tenth incarcerated individual in the connecticut department of corrections to pass away from covid-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehindBars Second Incarcerated Individual Dies of COVID-19 in the Last Seventy-Two Hours, Making this the Tenth Incarcerated Individual in the Connecticut Department of Corrections to Pass Away from COVID-19 With over 1700 Incarcerated Individuals Testing Positive for […]

release – city plan to close rikers facing delays due to covid-19 related budget cuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Yonah Zeitz, yzeitz@katalcenter.org | (301) 802-1978 City Plan to Close Rikers Facing Delays Due to COVID-19 Related Budget Cuts  Directly Impacted People and Community Groups Respond, Call on City to Expedite Timeline to Close Rikers, Further Decarcerate, and Reinvest Savings into Communities Harmed by Mass Incarceration  New York –The […]