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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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Fact Sheet – #FreeThemNowCT
COVID-19 in Connecticut Prisons and Jails: #FreeThemNowCT As Connecticut continues to confront COVID-19, Governor Ned Lamont and state officials have failed to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle…
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Fact Sheet – #FreeThemNowNY
COVID-19 in New York Prisons and Jails: #FreeThemNowNY As New York State continues to confront the worst public health crisis in the last century, Governor Andrew Cuomo and state officials have fa…
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“This Is Your Brain on Racism”: Reflections on the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com This week marks the 35th anniversary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which Congress passed four months after the death of University of Maryland star forward…
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connecticut update – october 28, 2021
In this issue… Protecting Young People in Connecticut Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Quotes of the Week Young People in Connecticut Need Community Investments Not Surveillanc…
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op-ed: “this is your brain on racism”: reflections on the anti-drug abuse act of 1986
By gabriel sayegh This week marks the 35th anniversary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which Congress passed four months after the death of University of Maryland star forward Len Bias. The B…
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The Riverdale Press:Law makes parole violations much more rare
By Ethan Stark-Miller via The Riverdale Press Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio took another step toward alleviating what they described as the crisis on Rikers Island earlier this month by…
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new york update – october 21, 2021
In this issue… Defending and Implementing#LessIsMoreNY NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Defending and Implementing #LessIsMoreNY #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update Call, 10/19/2021 – n…
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City Limits:Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers
By JeanMarie Evelly via City Limits Beginning Monday, the city and state started transferring more than 200 women and transgender people being held at Rikers Island to state-run prison facilities in…
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statement from leadership of the #lessismoreny coalition on sen. tedisco’s shameful and dishonest op-ed
**MEDIA ADVISORY** October 18, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Statement from Leadership of t…
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LEADERSHIP OF #LESSISMORENY COALITION RESPONDS TO LIES BY SENATE REPUBLICAN
**MEDIA ADVISORY** October 18, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Statement from Leadership of t…
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connecticut update – october 14, 2021
In this issue… Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Presentation on Advocacy at UCONN Building Leadership and Organizing Capacity (BLOC) Roundtable Quotes of the Week Last Week’s…
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op-ed: transforming parole through racial justice and decarceration
By Imani Webb-Smith, Senior Policy Manager at Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice Until very recently, to be on parole supervision in New York State was to be subject to the country’s most…
