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katal newsletter – april 19, 2017
In this issue: #CLOSErikers NOW – Join us 4/24 Rally at City Hall #closerikers now – join us 4/24 rally at city hall This month, the #CLOSErikers campaign is celebrating its one year ann…
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katal newsletter – april 5, 2017
In this issue: Mayor de Blasio Vows to Close Rikers mayor de blasio vows to close rikers We have great news to share! As you may have heard by now, the #CLOSErikers campaign pushed NYC Mayor de Blasio…
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event held to discuss future of rikers island
SILive STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — About 35 people gathered in the Recital Hall of the College of Staten Island Wednesday night to discuss the future of the Rikers Island jail facility. Everyone in at…
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an update from the katal co-founders about our first year
an update from the katal co-founders about our first year We’re one year old! Katal launched in February 2016 with three big, inter-related goals: Ending mass criminalization, mass incarceration, a…
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katal newsletter – february 14, 2017
In this issue: Katal is One Year Old! The Impact of Losing the Affordable Care Act Katal is fighting to #CLOSErikers katal is one year old! We’re a year old! When we launched Katal a year ago, we in…
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video: #closerikers now mayor de blasio!
Closerikers.org “Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly failed to confront a human rights atrocity right in his own backyard. To live up to his own progressive values of justice, fairness, and equality…
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Summary of Select Reports & Papers OnCriminal Justice Reform
Published January 2017 Over the last five years, an increasing number of reports, papers, and studies have been published about the causes, effects, and multiple dimensions of mass incarceration – a…
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Event Recap – Launch of Better By Half report
Event Recap for Launch of Better by Half: The New York City Story of Winning Large-Scale Decarceration while Increasing Public Safety Report Details How New York City Cut Incarceration by 50% While Be…
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taking the lead
kboo Hosted by: Doug McVay Produced by: KBOO Program: Prison Pipeline Air date: Mon, 09/05/2016 – 6:30pm to 7:00pm Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a pre-booking diversion pilot…
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how the city of albany is advancing smart criminal justice reform
April 1, 2026 First published in HuffPost by gabriel sayegh Yesterday marked the launch of Albany’s innovative Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, making New York’s capital city the…
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ungass international delegation tour – chicago
ChicagoEvents The Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice is working with the Open Society Foundations and the Illinois Consoritum on Drug Policy, Roosevelt University as well as Workers Center…
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marking a transition: lorenzo jones works to build a national movement for health, equity, and justice
By gabriel sayegh First published in NorthEnd Agents, and cross-published in HuffPost “I am the sum of all my experiences.” – El Hajj Malilk El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) Earlier this month, Lorenz…
