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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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Katal New York Update — March 21, 2024
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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Jeffrion Aubry, voice of the Assembly, is leaving it after 30 years
By: Rebecca C. Lewis via City and State New York Sitting in the lobby of the Louis Armstrong Center in Corona, Queens, in mid-February, Assembly Member Jeffrion Aubry looked for himself in a yellowed…
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Statement from the Katal Center on Budget Hearing Held by the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 8, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from the Katal Ce…
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Katal Testimony — Committee on Criminal Justice Preliminary Budget Hearing FY 2025
Thank you, Chair Sandy Nurse, for holding this New York City Council Budget and Oversight Hearing on the Preliminary Budget of the Department of Correction for Fiscal Year 2025. My name is Yonah Zeitz…
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NYC Public Advocate, with Support from the Chair of the Committee on Criminal Justice, Re-Introduces Council Resolution 183
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on X/Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers NYC Public Advocate, with Support from the…
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Katal New York Update — March 6, 2024
Katal In Albany to Advance Jail and Prison Oversight Katal members, interns, and staff in Albany pushing for jail and prison oversight, 2.25.25 Across the state, correctional facilities are dang…
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Katal New York Update — February 29, 2024
Next Thursday (3/7): Info Session on Rikers and Receivership Join us next Thursday, March 7, 2024, to learn more about what a receiver is and how it could impact efforts to shut Rikers. Register here…
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RELEASE — Growing Power 24′
**PRESS RELEASE** February 24, 2024 Contact: Diana Martinez – 860-580-9402 – diana@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | IG: CultivatingJustice Today’s Growing Power Conf…
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Advocacy groups fight to get better care for people with disabilities at Rikers
By: Ashley Mastronardi Via News 12 Bronx Danielle Shanks is speaking out about schizophrenia and Rikers. “I’ve raised my son to be this outstanding man … as a mother to see him go through th…
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Katal Connecticut Update — February 22, 2024
Register Today: Growing Power, 2/24/24 Please join us on Saturday Feb 24th in Middletown for Growing Power— this incredible conference is bringing together farmers, activists, students, familie…
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MEDIA ADVISORY — Saturday 2/24: Growing Power 24′ Conference
**MEDIA ADVISORY** February 21, 2024 Contact: Diana Martinez – 860-580-9402 – diana@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | IG: CultivatingJustice Saturday 2/24: Conference t…
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Katal New York Update — February 15, 2024
Save the Date: Info Session on Rikers and Receivership on Thurs. March 7th Join us on Thursday, March 7, 2024, to learn more about what a receiver is and how it could impact efforts to shut Rikers. Re…
