Today, 10/31: Katal Testifies at City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing on the Rampant Sexual Abuse at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 31, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Today, 10/31: Katal Testifies at City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing on the Rampant Sexual Abuse at Rikers To Address Widespread Abuses at Rikers, Federal Courts Must Appoint an Independent Receiver New […]
Katal Responds to New Plan by the Office of Court Administration to Expedite Court Processes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 11, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Katal Responds to New Plan by the Office of Court Administration to Expedite Court Processes New York, NY: Yesterday, the Office of Court Administration announced a slate of reforms to speed up court […]
#ShutRikers Phone Zap
Event Date: Wednesday, October 2th from 12:00pm-1:00pm Location: Virtual via Zoom RSVP here to attend! We will be calling city council members to ask them to take action to help end the suffering and violence at Rikers. With at least 33 deaths among people in DOC custody since Adams took office, we urgently need an […]
As Mayor Adams is Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges, Judge on a Separate Case Again Opens Door for Federal Takeover at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 26, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers As Mayor Adams is Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges, Judge on a Separate Case Again Opens Door for Federal Takeover at Rikers Statement by Katal Center: Rikers Must be Shut Down New York, NY: Yesterday, hours […]
RELEASE: Shut Rikers March & Rally
**PRESS RELEASE** September 25, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutrikers.org Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Hold #ShutRikers Rally To Call for Federal Courts to Take Over Rikers Under Mayor Adams, at Least 33 People Have Died in City Jails, and the Administration Faces Possible […]
NYC judge orders DOC and civil rights lawyers to flesh outplan to restructure how jails are ru
By Molly Crane-Newman & Graham Rayman via NY Daily News A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday directed top Department of Correction leadership and civil rights attorneys representing Rikers Island detainees to flesh out a plan to restructure how the city’s jails are run amid staggering and increasing levels of brutality. Chief Judge Laura Swain issued […]
Renewed push on to close Rikers Island
Interview by: Zinnia Maldonado via CBS News CBS News New York’s Zinnia Maldonado has new details aboutthe death of an inmate two years ago. She spoke to his family’sattorney on Wednesday.
ADVISORY: Wednesday, 9/25 Shut Rikers March and Rally
**MEDIA ADVISORY** September 19, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Wednesday, 9/25: Adams Administration Faces Possible Contempt of Court Penalties for Refusing to Follow Federal Court Orders Related to Rikers Island Jail Complex #ShutRikers to hold March & Rally with Community Groups, People Impacted by Rikers, and Elected […]
Katal New York Update — August 29, 2024
In this issue:
-33rd Death in DOC Custody Under Mayor Adams
-Last Week’s Community Conversation at the Brooklyn Heights Library
-Wednesday, 9/4: Shut Rikers Phone Zap
-We’re Back: September NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
-Katal Quotes of the Week
33rd Death in City Jails Under Mayor Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY The Crisis at Rikers Worsens as Another Person Dies in DOC Custody –the Fifth Person This Year and the 33rd Since Mayor Eric Adams Took Office With Abuse, Violence, and Dysfunction out of Control at […]
