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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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new york update – october 7, 2021
In this issue… Defending #LessIsMoreNY Demanding DA’s Decarcerate and Stop Requesting Bail NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call #LessIsMoreNY Coalition Rallies at Bridge to Rikers to Conf…
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press release – #lessismoreny coalition, made up of community and faith groups, law enforcement, victims rights orgs, and more — calls out union lies
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org #LessIsMoreNY Coalition Rallies at Bridge to Rikers Island, Confronts Un…
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Queens Daily Eagle:Queens leaders lean on DA to stop bail amid Rikers crisis
By Rachel Vick via Queens Daily Eagle Days after Queens Defenders issued a letter to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz asking her office to stop requesting bail, lawmakers, advocates and public d…
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connecticut update – september 30, 2021
In this issue… Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call The Inaugural Inspector General in Connecticut Quotes of the Week Join us for the next CT Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call…
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PRESS RELEASE – REFORM COALITION RESPONDS TO RACIST FEAR MONGERING AND MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE LESS IS MORE ACT IN MONROE COUNTY
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Reform Coalition Responds to Racist Fear Mongering and Misinformation ab…
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press release – community groups, people and families impacted by mass incarceration, gather at rikers island bridge in support of #lessismoreny & criminal justice reforms
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Community Groups, People and Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration, Ga…
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WRGB Albany:Former inmates/advocates urge state to invest more money into parole transition programs
By Emma Quinn via WRGB Albany ALBANY (WRGB) — By March 2022, over $680 million dollars of New York state tax dollars can be redistributed once the “Less is More” Act takes effect. The legislat…
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STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO 9.23.2021 NY POST ARTICLE
**MEDIA ADVISORY** September 23, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Emily NaPier Singletary – 315-243-5135 emily@weareunchained.org Follow onli…
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SpectrumNews1:Prison reform advocates rally to close Rikers Island
By Clodagh Mcgowan via SpectrumNews1 Henry Robinson says he spent three months on Rikers Island in 2017 for a minor parole violation. “It’s terrible. It’s really bad. I was there where I had inj…
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AMNY:‘Torture island’: Calls grow louder for mayor to shutter Rikers, address inhumane conditions
By Dean Moses via AMNY The fight to close and decarcerate Rikers Island continued on Sept. 22 with the latest rally outside City Hall, as activists and elected officials continue to fume over inhuma…
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press release – people impacted by rikers, with elected officials and community groups, demand mayor cut the correctional population, shut rikers, invest in communities
PRESS RELEASE September 22nd, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter At City Hall, People Impacted by Rik…
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SpectrumNews1:NY parole officials preparing for implementation of Less is More Act
By Wendy Wright via SpectrumNews1 New York State Parole officials are preparing for the implementation of the Less is More Act, the Parole Reform Bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday…
