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Advocates renew calls to close Rikers Island as possible federaltakeover looms
By Courtney Gross from Spectrum News NY1 Published September 25, 2024 Lawyers for prisoners on Rikers Island continued in court Wednesday to make the same arguments they have for years […]
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Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeoverof Rikers Island jail
By Philip Marcelo via AP News NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday directed New York City officials to begindeveloping a plan for a possible federal takeover of […]
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Advocates renew call for Rikers Island closure as judge’s decision on possible federal takeover looms
By Dean Moses via AMNY Criminal justice advocates rallied in Lower Manhattan Wednesday to demand the closure of Rikers Island as a federal judge mulls whether to hand over the […]
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NYC judge orders DOC and civil rights lawyers to flesh outplan to restructure how jails are ru
By Molly Crane-Newman & Graham Rayman via NY Daily News A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday directed top Department of Correction leadership and civil rights attorneys representing Rikers Islan…
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Renewed push on to close Rikers Island
Interview by: Zinnia Maldonado via CBS News CBS News New York’s Zinnia Maldonado has new details aboutthe death of an inmate two years ago. She spoke to his family’sattorney on […]
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Katal Connecticut Update — September 23, 2024
In this issue: -Miller Street Community Farm Marigold Harvest -Recap: September CT Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call -October Cultivating Justice Meetings -We’re Hiring a Community Organizer…
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Whose Story of Seattle? A Protest History Misses the Point
In 1999, a massive public uprising in the streets of Seattle led to the shutdown of the World Trade Organization (WTO) “Millenium Round” Ministerial Conference. That week became a historic turning…
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ADVISORY: Wednesday, 9/25 Shut Rikers March and Rally
**MEDIA ADVISORY** September 19, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Wednesday, 9/25: Adams Administration Faces…
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Katal New York Update — September 12, 2024
In this issue: -Wednesday, 9/25: #ShutRikers Action! -Recap: September New York Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call -Next Week’s #ShutRikers Phone Zap: Wednesday, 9/18 -Quotes of the Week
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Katal Connecticut Update — September 5, 2024
In this issue: -Upcoming Community Meetings in Middletown and Greater Hartford -Bimonthly Cultivating Justice Meeting -Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call -We’re Hiring a Community…
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Katal New York Update — August 29, 2024
In this issue: -33rd Death in DOC Custody Under Mayor Adams -Last Week’s Community Conversation at the Brooklyn Heights Library -Wednesday, 9/4: Shut Rikers Phone Zap -We’re Back: September NY Sta…
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Katal Connecticut Update — August 22, 2024
In this issue: -This Saturday, 8/24: Our Second Building Leadership and Organizing Capacity (BLOC) Training Session of the Summer -Farm Action Day on Saturday 8/24 at Lovie’s Farm -Katal Is Hiring a…
