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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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Katal New York Update- April 20, 2023
In this issue: -Advocacy Day in Albany -Rally to Close Rikers -ICYMI: Katal on BronxNet TV -Quotes of the week
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Katal Center Gives Update On Bail Issues At NY Capitol
By: MediaSanctuary via SoundCloud The debate over whether or not to rollback recent reforms to bail has held up the state budget for 18 days past the deadline. While the media reports that legislative…
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Katal Connecticut Update- April 13, 2023
In this issue: -Katal Op-ed in the Hartford Courant -Upcoming BLOC Training -Save the Date: CT Food Justice Gathering -Quotes of the Week
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Kenyatta Muzzanni: The Connecticut Juvenile Training School should be demolished
By: Kenyatta Muzzanni via Hartford Courant For 20 years our politicians force-fed us a line that the Connecticut Juvenile Training School was an educational institution when it was actually…
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Katal New York Update- April 6, 2023
In this issue: -No Bail Reform Rollback, Close Rikers -Rallying to Protect Trans People and Defund the NYPD -Quotes of the week
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Dismantling Middletown’s Dark Past: A Tumultuous History of Juvenile Incarceration and the Future of the CJTS
By: Carolyn Neugarten via The Wesleyan Argus The remains of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS), a jarring ring of six cement and brick buildings, lie among the rows of pale yellow and blu…
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Katal Connecticut Update- March 31, 2023
In this issue: -Transitions at Katal -ICYMI: Middletown Community Conversation -April Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call -Quotes of the Week
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Directly Impacted People and Families Rally in Albany to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Proposal to Roll Back Bail Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 30, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestNY | #CloseRikers Directly Impacted Peo…
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Harlem #LessIsMoreNY Town Hall
Prior to the passage of the Less Is More Act, New York spent over $680 million dollars a year incarcerating people for technical violations of parole. Now the Less is More Act is law, the state will s…
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Katal New York Update- March 24, 2023
In this issue: -Katal Testifies at New York City Council Budget Hearing -Outreach in Brownsville to Close Rikers -Quotes of the Week
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Statement from the Katal Center on Budget Hearing Held by the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 23, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestNY | #CloseRikers Statement from the Ka…
