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A second chance: How the parole justice movement has gained steam in New York state
By Robbie Sequeira via BronxTimes Without a second chance, Donna Hylton would have never transformed her life. Without a second chance, Hylton may only be remembered for a traumatic childhood that inc…
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weekly update – november 12, 2020
In this issue… Join Us: Wednesday 11/18 – #FreeThemNowCT Protest & Speakout at Hartford Correctional Center Katal at Facing Race 2020 Join Us: Wednesday 11/18 – #FreeThem…
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advisory – wednesday: family members of incarcerated people & community groups to hold protest at hartford correctional center, demanding governor lamont address covid-19 in jails and prisons
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehind…
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weekly update – november 5, 2020
In this issue… 2020 Election: Victory for the Movement to End the War on Drugs Join Us Thursday, 11/12 for our New York Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call 2020 Election: Victory for the Mov…
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weekly update – october 30, 2020
In this issue… Protest at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC Office: Pass #LessIsMoreNY Now! Join Us Thursday, 11/5 for our Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Protest at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC Offic…
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NY Law Journal: Legislators call for renewed focus on NY prisons amid pandemic
NY Law Journal: Legislators Call for Renewed Focus on NY Prisons Amid Pandemic via Law.com State Assembly Correction Chair David I. Weprin and Crime and Corrections Chair Luis Sepúlveda will head up…
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statement – directly impacted people, community groups hold protest outside elmira correctional facility to bring attention to growing covid-19 crisis behind bars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily NaPier Singletary, emily@weareunchained.org | (315) 243-5135 Yonah Zeitz, yzeitz@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @kat…
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release – family members of incarcerated people & community group protest governor cuomo in nyc, demanding passage of #lessismoreny
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #LessIsMoreNY Family…
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advisory – monday: family members of incarcerated people & community groups to hold protest at the governor cuomo’s nyc office, demanding the legislature and governor immediately pass #lessismoreny
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @Katal…
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weekly update – october 22, 2020
In this issue… National Academies of Sciences: Decarcerate Jails and Prisons Amid #COVID19 #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update Call Join Us Monday, 10/26: #LessIsMoreNY Protest at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC O…
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new national report: the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine calls for large-scale releases and decarceration to mitigate the spread of covid-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @Katal…
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CT Insider: Racial disparities persist in CT prisons, even as the population dropped
Racial disparities persist in CT prisons, even as the population dropped Jordan Fenster via CT Insider | Oct. 16, 2020 More than 42 percent of people in Connecticut’s prison system are Black, a r…
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weekly update – october 15, 2020
In this issue… In CT: #FreeThemNowCT House Party Katal Member Meetings in NY Remembering Henry van Ameringen In CT: #FreeThemNowCT House Party Friends and family join for a physically distanced…
