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Advocates at state Capitol call for better prison, jail oversight
By WNYT at News Channel 13 March 25, 2025 People at the New York State Capitol are calling for more oversight of prisons and jails.This comes as the safety of […]
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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…
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Woman detainee dies at Rikers, fourth death in 30 days amid spike in NYC jails population
By Graham Rayman at the Daily NewsMarch 20, 2025 A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an […]
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Katal Responds to New Lippman Commission Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY New Lippman Commission Repo…
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‘Dysfunction, violence and neglect’: Independent Rikers Commission releases new blueprint for island jail’s closure
By Jada Camille at amNYMarch 19th, 2025 The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a critical blueprint for reform [&h…
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City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds
By Jacob Kaye at Queens Daily EagleMarch 19th, 2025 In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current […]
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RELEASE: Community Group Responds to the 3rd Person to Die in Less Than A Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 17, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 3…
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Katal Connecticut Update — March 13, 2025
In this issue: Growing Power 2025 Recap Justice Impact Survey March Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Pro-Democracy Phone Zap Quotes of the Week
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Connecticut organization fights food insecurity by teaching farming
By Sydney Boyo at NBC ConnecticutMarch 9th, 2025 Over 465,000 people in Connecticut are food insecure, according to Connecticut Foodshare, and learning how to farm can help combat this. Hundreds [&hel…
