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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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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 jail on the Manhattan s…
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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…
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Katal Center Responds to the NY Daily News Story about the Adams Administration Exploring Alternative Options for the Sites of the Borough-Based Jails
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…
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As the Death Toll Soars and the Jail Population Increases at Rikers, Mayor Eric Adams is Skirting City Law by Completely Abandoning the Closure Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 2, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY As the Death…
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Beyond the Bubble: Wesleyan Institute for Policy Bridges Campus and Community
By Lula Konner at the Wesleyan Argus May 2, 2025 During his first year at Wesleyan, Odin Marin ’27 noticed a lack of campus engagement with theMiddletown community and its politics. “It felt like…
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Lakenya Smith
Lakenya Smith Community Organizer Lakenya Smith is a community organizer with the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. Lakenya joined Katal in 2023 and is responsible for growing the organiza…
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Katal New York Update — May 1, 2025
In this issue: – Organizing to Overhaul SCOC – No ICE on Rikers – Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps – Statewide CJ Reform Call
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Katal New York Update — April 17, 2025
In this issue: – Rally at Gov. Hochul’s Office – Fighting Back Against ICE at Rikers – Workshop with BroSis – Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps – Quotes for the Week
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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, Health, and Justice…
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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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Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic Bill Advances Out of CT Joint JudiciaryCommittee
Yale Law School News April 8, 2025 On April 7, the Connecticut Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, S.B. 1502 (CT DVSJA),successfully passed out of the Joint Judiciary Committee of the Connecticut…
