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A second chance: How the parole justice movement has gained steam in New York state
By Robbie Sequeira via BronxTimes Without a second chance, Donna Hylton would have never transformed her life. Without a second chance, Hylton may only be remembered for a traumatic childhood that inc…
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Advocates Call 3rd Rikers Island Death In July “Sickening”
By: Coral Murphy Marcos via Patch QUEENS — A 47-year-old man died at Rikers Island over the weekend after having spent nearly four months in the custody of city jails, according to a Department of C…
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Yet Another Person Dies at Rikers – the 3rd Death in July and the 25th Death in City Jails Under Mayor Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, July 16, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another P…
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Dialed In: City Hall Set to Supply Free Phones to People Newly Released from Rikers
By: Reuven Blau via The City Rikers Island detainees fresh out of lockup — including some with serious mental illnesses — will soon receive free smartphones to better connect them with health care…
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Katal New York Update- July 13, 2023
In this issue: -Death Toll on Rikers Rises to 24 Under Mayor Adams -New Scathing Federal Monitor —-Report and Upcoming Close Rikers Phone Zap -#EndOverdoseNY Rally at Governor’s NYC Office -3rd A…
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Katal Connecticut Update- July 7th, 2023
In this issue: -Fixing Connecticut’s Probation and Parole Problems -Tabling at DominGO! Hartford -Quotes of the Week
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Another Person Dies in DOC Custody – the 2nd Death This Week and the 24th Death in City Jails Under Mayor Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 7, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Person…
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Katal New York Update- June 29, 2023
In this issue: -Summer Outreach to Shut Down Rikers -Fighting Back Against Regressive City Budget -Intro to Katal–Get to Know Us! -Quotes of the Week
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Rally against Rikers Island comes after scathing report from Office of the Monitor
By: News 12 Staff via News12 Brooklyn An emergency hearing was held in U.S. District Court following a report from the Office of the Monitor detailing the increasing issues taking place on Rikers…
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Katal New York Update- June 15, 2023
In this issue: -Action to Close Rikers -June New York Criminal Justice Statewide Call Recap -Save the Date: Intro to Katal -Quotes of the week
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Emergency hearing held on future of Rikers Island after recent federal monitor reports
By: Natalie Duddridge via CBSNY NEW YORK — Demonstrators on Tuesday protested outside a federal court in Manhattan, where an emergency hearing was held to look into how Rikers Island&n…
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Fed monitor expected to rebuke CO commissioner for treatment of incarcerated people on Rikers Island
By: ABC7 News staff via ABC7NY RIKERS ISLAND (WABC) — The federal monitor for Rikers Island delivered a stinging rebuke of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina in court Tuesday over alleged…
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As Federal Court Holds Hearing on Crises at Rikers, Community Groups and Elected Officials Hold Protest to Demand Immediate Action
**PRESS RELEASE** June 13, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter As Federal Cour…
