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RELEASE: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups for March and Press Conference to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Katherine’s Tragic Death
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow online: #JusticeforKatherine | www.katalcenter.org Family Members of…
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ADVISORY – Wednesday in New Britain: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Death of Katherine Colon
**MEDIA ADVISORY** October 24, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #JusticeforKatherine | www.katalcenter.org Wednesday in New Britain: Family…
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New York City Has Days to Agree On Plan to Combat Rikers Abuses
By: Alexander Lekhtman via Filter Magazine federal judge is demanding that New York City take rapid action over conditions in its Rikers Island jail complex. The jail is supposed to […]
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Federal Monitor Chides City Jails Brass for Increased Violence, Lies
By: Reuven Blau via The City As pressure mounts for the city to turn things around at Rikers Island, Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina and his staff tried to […]
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Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 5, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another Person Dies Whil…
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Rikers must be shut down. Until then, a federal receiver may help save lives.
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com www.shutrikers.org Henry Robinson knows what a disaster Rikers Island is. The Brooklyn native was incarcerated at New York City’s infamous jail complex in 2020, at…
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Katal New York Update- September 28, 2023
In this issue: -Actions to Demand Justice for #KawaskiTrawick, Support Asylum, Ending the Wrongful Conviction Crisis in New York -New Rikers Op-ed by gabriel sayegh -NY Statewide Criminal Justice Re…
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Katal New York Update- September 7, 2023
In this issue: -International Overdose Awareness Day Rally, Vigil & March -Monthly Katal Center Meetings: Get To Know Us! -Next Week’s Close Rikers Phone Zap -We’re back: September NY Statewide C…
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International Overdose Awareness Day March, Vigil, and Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 31, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY 18 New Y…
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Katal New York Update- August 25, 2023
In this issue: -Death Toll on Rikers Rises to 27 Under Mayor Adams -ICYMI: Close Rikers March and Rally, August 10th -Next Week’s Close Rikers Phone Zap -Meet our Intern Yatri -Quotes of the Week
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Man Dead At Rikers, Becoming 8th Inmate [ Incarcerated Person] To Die In NYC Custody In 2023
By: Cailin Loesch via Patch.com NEW YORK CITY, NY — A man in Rikers Island died Tuesday morning, becoming the eighth New Yorker to die in city jail custody this […]
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Department of Correction: 8th person dies at Rikers Island this year
By: News 12 Staff via News12 Brooklyn Department of Correction: 8th person dies at Rikers Island this year Aug 22, 2023, 1:27pmUpdated 23h ago By: News 12 Staff 0:13 / 1:59 […]
