Community Groups Call on the Council to Hold Adams Accountable for Shutting Rikers and Addressing Dangerous Conditions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 30, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on X @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY As Criminal Justice Committee Meets Today, Community Groups Call on the Council to Hold Adams Accountable for Shutting Rikers and Addressing Dangerous ConditionsFederal Court on the Verge of Appointing an Independent Receiver to Take […]
Katal New York Update — January 30, 2025
In this issue:
-Organizing to Address Deadly Conditions in Jails and Prisons Across NY
-Receivership and Organizing to Shut Rikers
-Quotes of the Week
Testimony at Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing
Thank you, Chair Sandy Nurse, for holding today’s Committee on Criminal Justice. My name is Melanie Dominguez and I am the New York Organizing Director at the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, based in Brooklyn. Our members are from across the city, and include people who have been incarcerated, family members of currently and […]
