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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 Connecticut Update — January 12, 2024
ICYMI – Our 2023 Wrap Up Letter For Katal, entering 2024 feels a bit like being shot out of a cannon. The challenges ahead are daunting. The world is going through convulsions. And for many peop…
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Katal 2023 Stewardship Letter
January 8, 2024 Friends, For Katal, entering 2024 feels a bit like being shot out of a cannon. The challenges ahead are daunting. The world is going through convulsions. And for many people in the Uni…
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Rikers Island detainee collapses, dies during basketball game in the first 2024 jail death
By: Erin White via 1010 WINS/Audacy A detainee on Rikers Island died on Thursday after collapsing during a basketball game, marking the first New York City jail death of 2024, officials said. The Depa…
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Another Detained Person Dies at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 4, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Detained Pers…
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NYC Mayor Adams pledges to close Rikers Island but wavers again over 2027 deadline
By: Elizabeth Kim and Jessy Edwards via Gothamist.com Mayor Eric Adams is pledging to shutter the long-troubled Rikers Island jail complex but recently outlined a number of challenges that could ham…
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Release: Federal Court Holds Mayor Adams’s Dept. of Correction in Contempt As Receivership Looms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 15, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Federal Court Holds Mayor Adams’s Dept…
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Release: Katal Center responds to Op-Ed by Mayor Adams and Judge Jonathan Lippman about Closing Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 15, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center responds to Op…
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NYC Activists Rally as Rikers Receivership Decision Delayed
By: Alexander Lekhtman via Filter Magazine On December 14, a federal judge held the New York City Department of Correction in contempt of court, as Gothamist reported, for failing to inform…
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RELEASE: Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Rally To Call for Federal Courts to Take Over Rikers
**PRESS RELEASE** December 14, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Community Groups, El…
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Advisory – Thursday 12/14: Federal Court Hearing in Manhattan Could Lead to Stripping Mayor Adams of Control Over Rikers
**MEDIA ADVISORY** December 12, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Thursday 12/14: Federal Court Hearing…
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Testimony for Committee on Finance Oversight Hearing
Monday, December 11, 2023 Thank you, Chair Justin Brannan, for holding this hearing and inviting our testimony. My name is Yonah Zeitz, I’m the director of advocacy at the Katal Center for Equity…
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Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Grows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 4, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Gr…
