Katal New York Update- December 22, 2022
In this issue:
-Less Is More Act First Year Report
-Rally at City Hall to Close Rikers
-Happy Holidays from Katal!
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update- December 15, 2022
In this issue:
-Outreach to #CutShutInvestCT
-Next CT Statewide Call January 2023
-Happy Holidays from Katal!
-Quotes of the Week
Deadly year in Rikers with 19 deaths in DOC custody
By: Tandy Lau via Amsterdam News Edgardo Mejias is the 19th person to die in—or shortly after in—Department of Corrections (DOC) custody this year. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead at the Anna M. Kross Center on Rikers Island this past Sunday, Dec. 11 at approximately 5 p.m. “Mr. Mejias’ passing fills our hearts with sadness, […]
Katal Connecticut Update- December 1, 2022
In this issue:
-Last CT Statewide Call of the Year!
-Outreach to #CutShutInvestCT
-Quotes of the Week
Katal New York Update- November 23, 2022
In this issue:
-Close Rikers Rally: Thursday, Nov. 17th at 1:30pm
-Mark your calendars! November 29th is #GivingTuesday2022
-Quotes of the Week
Inmate Deaths, Threat Of Federal Takeover Will Determine The Fate Of Rikers Island
By; Alan J. Krawitz via Zenger NEW YORK — Rikers Island jail is waging its own war. At issue is whether a federal receiver takes the reins of the jail from New York City’s control. The next hearing on Rikers’ fate is in April. However, on Nov. 17, a federal judge declined the request from lawyers, criminal-justice advocates […]
Manhattan Judge Rules Against Fed Takeover of Ailing Rikers Island
By: Serach Nissim via The Jewish Voice On Thursday, a Manhattan Federal Judge ruled against a federal takeover of the City’s troubled jail complex, keeping it under NYC’s control for now. As reported by the NY Post, U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain turned down a legal plea made by the Legal Aid Society, […]
Protesters demand feds take over Rikers as federal judge’s decision looms
By: Roger Stern and Brian Brant via 1010 Wins NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — It wasn’t just about who controls Rikers Island, though protesters in Foley Square said they want a federal takeover — it’s about closing the jail for good. Melanie Dominguez, who spoke at the Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice rally on Thursday, is […]
Federal Judge Kicks Rikers Receivership Question Down Road
By Reuven Blau via The City Despite a spike in violence and deaths in city jails, a federal judge Thursday rejected demands from inmate advocates to strip control of jails from the City Hall by transferring the Department of Correction to a “receiver.” Laura Taylor Swain, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for […]
Judge rules to allow NYC to continue attempts to reform Rikers Island
By Eyewitness News via ABC7NY LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) — A federal judge will allow the city to continue in its attempts to reform Rikers Island, concluding that putting the troubled jail in receivership would be premature. Corrections Commissioner Louis Molina admitted to the judge during a hearing in federal court Thursday that there are problems, but […]
