Katal New York Update- September 29, 2022
In this issue:
-Celebrating the 1-Year Anniversary of #LessIsMoreNY
-Rally to End Solitary Confinement
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update- September 22, 2022
In this issue:
-We’re back: October CT Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
-ICYMI: Kenyatta Muzzanni on WPKN Radio
-Katal Member Profile: Lynn Ofori
-Quotes of the Week
Katal New York Update- September 15, 2022
In this issue:
-Tonight: Catch Up with Katal
-Rikers in Crisis– Another Person Dies
-ICYMI: Katal in the Gotham Gazette
-Quotes of the Week
Rikers in Crisis– Another Person Dies at Notorious Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestNY Rikers in Crisis– Another Person Dies at Notorious Jail Complex With the 14th Death this Year, Mayor Must Cut Jail Population, Shut Down Rikers, and Invest In Real Safety: Housing, Health Care, Education, Jobs New […]
Katal Connecticut Update-September 8, 2022
In this issue:
-#FreeThemNowCT Action at DOC Headquarters
-Catch Up with Katal Next Week
-CT Community Organizer Position
-Quotes of the Week
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 […]
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 […]
ADVISORY – Families, Community Groups, and Directly Impacted People Protest Outside DOC Headquarters to Demand Governor and DOC Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
**MEDIA ADVISORY** August 31, 2022 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #FreeThemNowCT | www.katalcenter.org Families, Community Groups, and Directly Impacted People Protest Outside DOC Headquarters to Demand Governor and DOC Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Hartford, CT – On Wednesday, September 7 at 11:00 AM, family members of incarcerated people, community groups, […]
Katal New York Update- September 1, 2022
In this issue:
-International Overdose Awareness Day
-NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
-#LessIsMoreNY Panel at the APPA Conference
-Catch Up with Katal
-Quotes of the Week
