Another Death at Rikers, the 5th Death in the Last Six Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 5th Death in the Last Six Weeks As Deaths Mount in NYC Jails and State Prison Descend Further into Crisis and Disarray, New York’s Correctional Facilities Hit a Tipping Point […]
RELEASE: SCOC Press Conference in Albany
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Community, Advocacy & Faith Groups Gather with Elected Officials in Albany to Demand an Increase in Oversight of Prisons and Jails in New York With Correctional Facilities Across the State in Crisis, the NY […]
ADVISORY: Tuesday, 3/25 – Press Conference in Albany to Increase Oversight of Prisons and Jails in New York
**MEDIA ADVISORY** March 24, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Tuesday, 3/25: Press Conference in Albany to Increase Oversight of Prisons and Jails in New York From Marcy to Rikers, Correctional Facilities Across the State Are in Crisis, with Death Tolls on the Rise Community & Faith Groups […]
Another Death at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 20, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 2nd Person to Die this Week and the First Woman to Pass Away this Year As the Crisis on Rikers Worsens and the Death Toll Rises, Adams Doubles Down on […]
Katal Responds to New Lippman Commission Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY New Lippman Commission Report Fails to Hold Mayor Eric Adams Accountable for Abandoning the Plan to Shut Rikers and for Driving up the Jail Population 17 Months After its Re-Appointment, the Lippman Commission Issues […]
RELEASE: Community Group Responds to the 3rd Person to Die in Less Than A Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 17, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 3rd Person to Die in Less Than A Month The NY Legislature Must Take Swift Action to Increase Jail Oversight and Shut Down Deadly Correctional Facilities New York, NY: This […]
ADVISORY – Sunday 3/9: Growing Power ‘25 Expects Hundreds from Across Connecticut & Northeast
**MEDIA ADVISORY** March 4, 2025 Contact: Diana Martinez – 860-580-9402 – diana@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | IG: CultivatingJustice Sunday 3/9: Workshop Series to Bring Together Diverse Mix of Participants, Including BILPOC Farmers, Business Owners, People Impacted by Mass Criminalization, Low-Income Families, Students, & ScholarsGrowing Power ‘25 Expects Hundreds from Across Connecticut & Northeast for Workshops […]
Elected Officials and Community Groups Rally at City Hall to Demand Hochul Remove Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 27, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter, @NYChange, @JFREJNYC, @foodandwater, @theblackinstitute As Adams Sells Out New Yorkers to Trump, Elected Officials and Community Groups Rally at City Hall to Demand “Spineless Kathy” Hochul Remove Adams Immigrant New Yorkers Are Under Attack as Adams Attempts […]
Community Group Heads to Albany Today to Demand Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY With Jails and Prisons Across New York in Dire Crisis, Community Group Heads to Albany Today to Demand Action Legislation S856 (Salazar)/ A2315 (Gallagher) Would Expand & Diversify Membership of the State Commission of Correction […]
Another Death at Rikers, the 2nd Person to Die in a Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 24, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 2nd Person to Die in a Week Under Mayor Eric Adams, at least 35 People Have Died in NYC Jails New York, NY: This evening, news broke that yet another […]
