Katal Connecticut Update- March 3, 2023
In this issue:
-Press Conference In Middletown To Keep Youth Prison Closed!
-Upcoming #CutShutInvestCT Phone Banking Session
-ICYMI: BLOC Training & Growing Power Workshop Series
-Quotes of the Week
Activists vow to protect bail reform and close Rikers Island at Manhattan rally
By: Gabriele Holtermann via AMNY On the last day of Black History Month, around 40 protestors gathered outside Governor Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office, demanding the governor lay off her proposed bail reform rollback. Simultaneously, they also called for the permanent closure of Rikers Island. As part of the current NY State budget negotiations, Hochul suggested […]
Protesters gather at former CT Juvenile Training School, calling for state to ‘bulldoze’ building
By: Cassandra Day via The MiddleTown Press MIDDLETOWN — About 25 people gathered at the now closed Connecticut Juvenile Training School on River Road to protest against any school being located at the site of the former state-run prison for boys, calling for the building to be knocked down. The facility was closed in 2018. The issue came […]
Advocates want Middletown youth prison kept closed amid talks to reopen as a charter school
By: Molly Ingram via WSHU Public Radio Connecticut advocates want a former youth prison in Middletown to be demolished. They say children at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, which closed in 2018, were subjected to neglect and abuse. The state has considered repurposing the building multiple times. Most recently, Capital Preparatory submitted an application to […]
Capital Prep Charter School Middletown decides against ex-juvenile detention center location
By: Cassandra Day via The Middletown Press MIDDLETOWN — The group behind a proposed Capital Preparatory Middletown Charter School said Friday it will no longer pursue the idea of building a facility at the former state-run Connecticut Juvenile Training School, a location that members of the public opposed. “We are sensitive to the fact that there are […]
Katal New York Update- February 23, 2023
In this issue:
-Rally to Protect Bail & Close Rikers
-Upcoming Close Rikers Phone Banking Session
-Honoring Lorenzo Jones for Black History Month
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update- February 16, 2023
In this issue:
-State Board of Education Must Reject Application to Re-Open Youth Prison as a Charter School
-This Saturday 2/18: BLOC Training & Growing Power Workshop Series
-Honoring Lorenzo Jones for Black History Month
-Quotes of the Week
Katal New York Update- February 9, 2023
In this issue:
-Rikers Still in Crisis – 20th Death Under Mayor Adams
-Protecting Bail Reform in this Year’s Budget
-Upcoming Long Island #LessIsMoreNY Town Hall on Wednesday, February 15th at 6 PM
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update- February 2, 2023
In this issue:
-Gov. Lamont Announces Closure of Willard Correctional Institution
-COVID-19 Behind Bars
-Save the Date: Cultivating Justice Workshop Series
-Quotes of the Week
WHY DID CITY COUNCIL AGAIN CANCEL OVERSIGHT HEARING ON VIOLENT NYPD SRG GROUP?
BY: ACLU via Black Star News NEW YORK CITY – Monday morning, the NYCLU, advocates and elected officials rallied outside of City Hall demanding transparency and accountability from the NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG). The City Council has again cancelled what would have been first-ever oversight hearing on the unit, following months of advocacy from […]
