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Outside “Remediation Manager” Will Run Rikers Island, Judge Rules
By Alexander Lekhtman at Filter Mag May 15, 2025 A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers Island jail complexaway from the New York […]
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Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Hail Decision of Federal Courts to Take Control of Rikers
**PRESS RELEASE** May 14, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutrikers.org Community Groups, Elected Off…
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Katal Center Testifies at Joint Public Hearing on the Crisis Unfolding in State Prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Katal Center Testifies at Joint Public Heari…
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Federal Court Takes Over Rikers Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Federal Court Takes…
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Senate Bill 856 (Salazar) Advances through Finance Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Senate Bill 856 (Salazar) Advances through F…
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Federal Court Takes Over Rikers Island, Appoints Independent Receiver to Address Violence and Dysfunction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Federal Cou…
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SCOC Press Conference, 5.28.25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Community Groups and…
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Mayor Adams touts $115B budget, doubles down on not closing Rikers
By Ariama C. Long at Amsterdam NewsMay 8, 2025 New York City Mayor Eric Adams unironically dubbed this latest city budget the “Best BudgetEver.” He held a roundtable at Gracie […]
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Final State Budget Starts Reform of the Jail & Prison Watchdog Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 8, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Final State Budget Starts Refor…
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With Rikers Island, Eric Adams Has Made a Bad Situation Worse
With Rikers Island, Eric Adams Has Made a Bad Situation Worse by gabriel sayegh May 6, 2025 Last week, the New York Daily News ran an exclusive story with the […]
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Psych facility weighed over planned Manhattan jail as Adams rethinks ‘Close Rikers’ Plan
By Chris Sommerfeldt at Daily News May 6, 2025 Mayor Adams’ office said Tuesday that his team has looked into the possibility of building amental health facility instead of a […]
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Katal Responds to NY Daily News Article on “NYC Mayor Adams exploring abandoning current plan to shut down Rikers Island”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 5, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center Responds…
