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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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RELEASE: The SCOC is Expanded from Three to Five Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 11th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY On Saturday, May 9th, th…
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Katal New York Update — May 7, 2026
In this issue: – April SCOC Meeting & Upcoming Effective Date – Recap of Harm Reduction After the War on Drugs: Reimagining New York’s Treatment System. – Tabling Across Brooklyn – May Statewide Cri…
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ADVISORY – Saturday, May 9th: Key Reforms to the State Commission of Correction Take Effect
**MEDIA ADVISORY** May 7, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Saturday, May 9th: Key Reforms to the Sta…
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At April Meeting, the State Commission of Correction Again Fails to Meaningfully Address the Crisis Unfolding in Jails and Prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 29th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY At Today’s Monthly…
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Katal New York Update — April 24, 2026
In this issue: – SCOC Info Session Recap – Mental Health and Rikers Island Info session at the Silberman School of Social Work – May Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call – May Day Event
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Testimony for City Council Hearing on Voting at Rikers Island
Testimony by Amira Wittenberg, MSW Intern Thank you, Chair Selvena N. Brooks-Powers and Chair Gale A. Brewer, for today’s joint hearing between the New York City Council’s Criminal Justice Committ…
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Katal New York Update — April 10, 2026
In this issue: – Katal in Albany for SCOC Monthly Meeting & New York for All – SCOC Complaint Portal and Upcoming Info Session – Deaths at Rikers and Bellevue Beds Opening – April Statewide Criminal…
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Mayor Mamdani Opens the Long-Delayed Hospital-Based Therapeutic Beds at Bellevue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Mayor Mamdani Opens the Long…
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New York’s Jail and Prison Watchdog Now Has a Public Complaint Portal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY After Years of Organizing b…
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Dying on Mamdani’s Rikers Island
Rikers Island is a horrible place to die, and this year, two New Yorkers have already lost their lives there. Barry Cozart, 39, died on March 25, followed shortly by 49-year-old John Price, who died o…
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State Commission of Correction Fails to Address the Crisis at Rikers During Their March Monthly Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY With Two Deaths in NYC Jail…
