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Katal New York Update — April 17, 2025
In this issue: -Victory! NYC City Council Overrides Mayor To Advance Safety and Accountability -Protesting Mayor Adams’s State of the City Address -Two People Die at Rikers in January Katal in the…
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Testimony at Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing
Thank you, Chair Sandy Nurse, for holding today’s Committee on Criminal Justice. My name is Yonah Zeitz and I am the New York Advocacy Director at the Katal Center for Equity, […]
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Rally Against Mayor Adams’ ICE Office at Rikers
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 10, 2025 Press Contact: Reed Dunlea, rdunlea@nyic.org, 929-923-8863 Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org, 347-201-2768 *Press Release* Advocates, Elected Offici…
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Adams’s Re-Opens ICE Office at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers Community Organizations and Advocates R…
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Katal New York Update — April 3, 2025
In This Issue: -Press Conference in Albany to Increase Jail and Prison Oversight -Another Death at Rikers this Week -Saturday 4/5: Hands Off! National Day of Action -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps…
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Another Death at Rikers, the 5th Death in the Last Six Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 5…
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As Deaths Mount in New York Jails and Prisons, Advocates Rally for Oversight: Reporters’ Notebook
By Chris Gelardi at New York FocusMarch 29, 2025 Over the past three months, New York Focus has reported extensively on the New York stateprison system’s descent into tumult. An […]
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Katal Connecticut Update — March 27, 2025
In this issue: -Supporting Cultivating Justice -Weaver High School Career Fair -Get Involved to Fix Probation in Connecticut -Pro-Democracy Phone Zap -Quotes of the Week
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RELEASE: SCOC Press Conference in Albany
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Community, Advocacy & Fai…
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ADVISORY: Tuesday, 3/25 – Press Conference in Albany to Increase Oversight of Prisons and Jails in New York
**MEDIA ADVISORY** March 24, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Tuesday, 3/25: Press Conference in Albany to Inc…
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Katal New York Update — March 20, 2025
In this issue: -Tuesday 3/25: Press Conference in Albany to Increase Jail and Prison Oversight -Two Deaths at Rikers this Week -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -March to Stop the Federal Cuts -Katal…
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Another Death at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 20, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers…
