Bill to Increase Jail Oversight Falls Short in the Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, June 8, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Bill to Increase Jail Oversight Through Expanding the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Falls Short in the Assembly in the Final Hours of Session Albany, NY: Today, the New York State Assembly wrapped up the […]
New York State Senate Passes (S5877A) on Final Day of Session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY New York State Senate Passes Bill to Expand and Strengthen the State Commission of Correction (S5877A) on Final Day of Session Community Groups and Directly Impacted New Yorkers Applaud the State Senate, Call on Assembly […]
Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee on Final Day of Session Albany, NY: Today, the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee voted […]
Op-Ed: Mayor Adams talks about closing Rikers while working to keep it open
OP-ED: Mayor Adams talks about closing Rikers while working to keep it open Amsterdam NewsAuthor: By gabriel sayegh6/6/2024 Last month, news broke that the city’s plan to close the Rikers Island jail complexis facing more setbacks. Replacement jails in the Bronx and Queens, projects thatshould have been much farther along by now, are delayed until […]
Katal Op-Ed in The Amsterdam News: Mayor Adams Talks About Closing Rikers While Working to Keep it Ope
The Amsterdam News Mayor Adams Talks About Closing Rikers While Working to Keep it Open by gabriel sayegh Thursday, June 6, 2024 Last month, news broke that the city’s plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex is facing more setbacks. Replacement jails in the Bronx and Queens, projects that should have been much farther […]
Katal Op-ed in the NY Daily News: NYS must boost its prison watchdog
NY Daily News By Yonah Zeitz 6/2/2024 With time running out in the 2024 New York State legislative session, lawmakers in Albany should act to address the crisis on Rikers and other jails across the state. New Yorkers, particularly those who have been incarcerated and their loved ones — like many of our members at […]
Op-Ed: NYS must boost its prison watchdog
Yonah Zeitz, via NY Daily News With time running out in the 2024 New York State legislative session, lawmakers in Albany should act to address the crisis on Rikers and other jails across the state. New Yorkers, particularly those who have been incarcerated and their loved ones — like many of our members at the Katal […]
Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Correction Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Correction CommitteeMomentum Builds for Passage of Legislation to Strengthen Key Oversight Body for Jails Across New York Albany, NY: Today, the New […]
Katal Testifies at DOC Budget Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 17, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from the Katal Center on Joint Budget Hearing Held by the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice and the Committee on Finance New York, NY: Today, the New York City […]
Katal Center Responds to Adams Administration Statement About Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 16, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center Responds to Adams Administration Statement About the Borough-Based Jail Plan, the Delayed Construction Timelines, and Shutting Down Rikers Statement by the Katal Center New York, NY: Today, the Mayor Eric Adams’s administration via […]
