Rikers must be shut down. Until then, a federal receiver may help save lives.

By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com www.shutrikers.org Henry Robinson knows what a disaster Rikers Island is. The Brooklyn native was incarcerated at New York City’s infamous jail complex in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The horrors that you see within the walls of Rikers are unimaginable,” Henry said. “If you did not have a […]

Katal New York Update- September 28, 2023

In this issue:

-Actions to Demand Justice for #KawaskiTrawick, Support Asylum, Ending the Wrongful Conviction Crisis in New York
-New Rikers Op-ed by gabriel sayegh
-NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Recap
-Quotes of the Week