Connecticut nonprofit stages rally for better COVID-19 protections for incarcerated people
By Michael Lyle Jr. via WSHU Prison reform advocates held a rally outside the Connecticut state Capital to demand lawmakers protect incarcerated people from COVID-19. The Hartford-based Katal Center of Equity, Health and Justice joined family and community members to protest what they said is the state Legislature’s continued failure to address the spread of the […]
Connecticut Nonprofit Stages Rally for better COVID-19 Protection for Incarcerated People
By: Rakesh via Community99 The Hartford-based Katal Center of Equity, Health and Justice joined family and community members to protest what they said is the state legislature’s continued failure to deal with the spread of coronavirus in many of its prisons and jails. A report revealed that nearly 90% of Connecticut’s prison and jail population have tested positive […]
New York Update-April 28, 2022
In this issue:
-Crisis on Rikers: Federal Takeover?
-#LessIsMoreNY Twitter Space
-Katal Team in Hartford
-We’re Hiring – NYC Community Organizer
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update-April 22, 2022
In this issue:
-#FreeThemNowCT Action
-Upcoming CT Statewide Call
-Quotes of the Week
New York Update- 4.14.2022
In this issue:
-New York’s Budget
-NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call recap
-Upcoming #LessIsMoreNY -Campaign Update Call
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update – April 7, 2022
In this issue:
-#FreeThemNowCT
-CT Statewide Call Recap
-Free Resource Market in Hartford
-Quotes of the Week
Meet the ex-parolee released from supervision due to Less is More Act
by: Amal Elhelw via WROC ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — 8,000 parolees in New York State have been released from supervision as of March 31st. The Department of Corrections is calling it a “good faith measure” under the Less is More Act. The law was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul last September, and aims to prevent people […]
About #LessIsMoreNY and Parole Reform in New York State – Fact Sheet
On September 17, 2021, the Less Is More: Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act was signed into law in New York. It restricts the use of incarceration for breaking noncriminal parole rules (“technical violations”), bolsters due process for people accused of violations, and provides “earned-time” credits to those who follow the rules. The new law also […]
Here and Now: Social activists discuss impact of ‘Less is More’ law
By Eyewitness News via abc7NY On this episode of Here and Now, social justice activists discuss the impact of the new “Less is More” law.NEW YORK (WABC) — On this episode of Here and Now, social justice activists discuss the impact of the new “Less is More” law. The “Less is More” law in New York […]
New York Update – 3.31.2022
In this issue:
-Rejecting Hochul’s Incarceration Plan
-8000 People Off Parole
-We’re hiring – NY Community Organizer Position
-Quotes of the Week
