We Don’t Need a ‘Plan B,’ Mayor Adams; New York City Needs You to Shut Rikers Down
By Yonah Zeitz via Gotham Gazette As the crisis on Rikers Island continues and the death toll soars, Mayor Eric Adams told New Yorkers last week that there needs to be a “plan B” for the city’s plan to shutter the notorious jail complex, suggesting he may not close Rikers at all. This should alarm all New […]
Families demand a plan to stop COVID spread in prisons
By: Sujata Srinivasan via Connecticut Public Radio Supporters of incarcerated people gathered in front of the Department of Correction (DOC) headquarters in Wethersfield Wednesday to demand that the Lamont administration and the DOC “develop a comprehensive and transparent plan to address COVID-19 in jails and prisons in Connecticut.” They say that conditions for incarcerated people […]
After 30 COVID-19 deaths, protestors call for increased protections in Connecticut prisons
By Molly Ingram via WSHU Activists gathered outside Connecticut’s Department of Correction headquarters on Wednesday to demand stricter COVID-19 guidelines in state prisons. In total, 30 Connecticut prisoners have died from COVID-19 complications. Protesters said those deaths were caused by prison overcrowding, lack of personal protective equipment and poor testing regimens. The Katal Center for […]
Claudia Cupe: Better COVID-19 plan needed in CT Department of Correction
By Claudia Cupe via Hartford Courant For the past two years, I’ve watched my loved ones suffer at the hands of the Connecticut Department of Correction because Gov. Ned Lamont has failed to develop a plan to keep incarcerated people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s disgusting what’s happening in jails and prisons in our […]
RELEASE: Families, Community Groups, and Directly Impacted People Protest Outside DOC Headquarters
Katal Center Equity, Health, and Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | ##FreeThemNowCT Families, Community Groups, and Directly Impacted People Protest Outside DOC Headquarters to Demand Governor and DOC Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Governor Lamont and the Department of Correction […]
