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Governor Hochul Must Strengthen and Fully Fund Independent Oversight Agencies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY With New York’s Prisons in…
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Katal New York Update — February 26, 2026
In this issue: – NY4ALL Rally & Lobby Day – SCOC February Monthly Meeting – Save the Date: No Kings 3 on March 28th – March Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
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Marking Katal’s 10-year Anniversary
Dear Reader, “What time is it on the clock of the world?” For decades this is what Detroit-based organizer Grace Lee Boggs urged people to ask themselves and each other. […]
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Katal New York Update — February 13, 2026
In this issue: – Yesterday’s SCOC Celebration! – New DOC Commissioner at Rikers – Hands Off NYC Community Weekends of Action February 20-22th – February Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
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Katal New York Update — January 29, 2026
In this issue: – ICE Out, Solidarity with Minnesota -Remediation Manager Must Advance the Closure of Rikers -NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
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Katal New York Update — January 16, 2026
In this issue: – Webinar on Rikers Island and Mental Health – NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call – ICYMI: End of the Year 2025 Wrap-up Letter – End of the Year Wrap-up Letter – Katal in the Ne…
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Our Annual Letter: Katal’s Impact in 2025
By gabriel sayegh What a year this has been, on so many levels. In the midst of chaos, Katal has kept up our organizing and secured major victories. I’m proud […]
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OP-ED: Mothers Call on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Bill
By Waheedah Abdul-Mateen and Ziyadah Amatul-Matin We write this together as two mothers, and as a mother and daughter, whose lives have been irreversibly shaped by New York State’s prison [&hell…
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Katal New York Update — December 18, 2025
In this issue: – Recap: Thursday , Dec 18th: Rally calling on NYC Council to pass Resolution 734-A, calling on Gov. Hochul to sign the Jail & – Prison Oversight Omnibus bill into law. Urgent: Demandi…
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Governor Hochul Must Sign BIll to Overhaul the Jail and Prison Watchdog
As families in Queens and across New York look forward to spending time with their families over the holidays, many families, including those here in Queens, will spend the holidays […]
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Melanie Dominguez Opening Remarks, Jail+Prison Oversight Rally
On a freezing Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025, Katal and our allies rallied outside the New York City midtown office of Governor Kathy Hochul, calling on the governor to immediately […]
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An update on our organizing: Calling on Gov. Hochul to sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill into law
New York’s jails and prisons are in crisis. The brutal killings of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi at Marcy and Mid-State prisons underscore the violence and abuse incarcerated people face [&hellip…
