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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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Another test for New York’s criminal justice reform
By Chase Houle via 13WHAM Rochester, N.Y. — New York’s criminal justice reform has been criticized as dangerous and poorly thought out – and raised as long overdue. Thursday, 8,000…
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Statement from Leadership of the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition on 8,000 People Getting Discharged from Parole By the End of March
**MEDIA ADVISORY** March 29, 2022 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Statement from Leadership of the #LessIsMore…
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An update about bail reform in New York
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com The inherent unfairness and cruelty of the cash bail system undermines the promise of safety, equal opportunity, and equal justice under law that New Yorkers cherish…
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Connecticut Must Pass Legislation To Protect Incarcerated People
Connecticut Lawmakers Must Pass Legislation to Legitimately Decarcerate and Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19 this Session.
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Connecticut Update – March 24, 2022
In this issue: -#FreeThemNowCT Call to Action -Health Care in the DOC -We’re hiring – CT Community Organizer Position -Quotes of the Week
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Bail Reform in New York — Fact Sheet
On April 1, 2019, after years of work by grassroots groups and advocates across New York, lawmakers in Albany passed a historic slate of criminal justice reform bills to address the pretrial incarcera…
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New York Update 3.18.2022
In this issue: Bail Reform Under Attack Yesterday, the NY Post reported that Governor Hochul is calling for further rollbacks to bail reform and other criminal justice reform in the 2022 budget. Last…
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Katal Opposes Roll Backs to Bail Reform
Governor Hochul’s Proposal Will Lead to More New Yorkers Being Incarcerated Pretrial
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Supporting Letter – #LessIsMoreNY Act
#LessIsMoreNY is a statewide coalition of community groups, service providers, and public safety experts working together to pass the Less Is More: Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act. To…
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Parole Reform Squabble Has Left Hundreds Sitting in New York Jails
By Chris Gelardi via New York Focus At the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, at least 91 people had been waiting for March 1 to roll around. On that date, most aspects of New York state 
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Parole Reform Squabble Leaves Hundreds in New York Jails
By Chris Gelardi via The American Prospect At the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, at least 91 people had been waiting for March 1 to roll around. On that date, most aspects of New York st…
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NY is closing 6 prisons Thursday. What will it mean for local economies?
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith via Poughkeepsie Journal Correctional facilities in Rochester, Fishkill and Southport are among six New York prisons shuttering Thursday, amid diminishing prison populations…
