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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 – GOV. CUOMO AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS END SPECIAL COVID-19 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS COVID-19 IN PRISONS AND JAILS, LEAVING INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN PERIL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Downstate: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Upstate: Emily NaPier Singletary, emily@weareunchained.org | (315) 243-5135 Follow on Twitter #LessIsM…
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weekly update – may 28, 2020
In this issue… Update: #LessIsMoreNY Lamont Fails Incarcerated People & Their Families #COVIDBehindBars Update Update: #LessIsMoreNY As coronavirus-related deaths of incarcerated people ar…
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weekly update – may 21, 2020
In this issue… Take Action Now To Save Lives: #FreeThemNow #COVIDBehindBars Update Take Action Now To Save Lives: #FreeThemNow Take Action With Us Now This week, Katal members and supporters hav…
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FOX 61 CT: Families renew call for action after test results from Somers prison
Families renew call for action after test results from Somers prison Of 339 tests of asymptomatic inmates, 105 came back positive; families say inmates are not being treated like human beings By Brian…
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release – as ct prepares to re-open, covid-19 explodes in state correctional facilities; over 100 incarcerated people test positive for covid-19 at osborn correctional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Kenyatta M. Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #F…
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New Haven Register: ‘We didn’t sign up for this’: Not essential during a storm but essential now
‘We didn’t sign up for this’: Not essential during a storm but essential now Jordan Fenster via New Haven Register | May 14, 2020 Rohan Trevon Brown works for the state Department…
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weekly update – may 14, 2020
In this issue… Silent Protest at Gov. Lamont’s Mansion: #FreeThemNowCT New York: One Step Forward? Silent Protest at Gov. Lamont’s Mansion: #FreeThemNowCT Signs created by Katal members an…
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NYCLU & LEGAL AID SOCIETY SUE FOR RELEASE OF PEOPLE JAILED FOR ALLEGED PAROLE VIOLATIONS
The New York Civil Liberties Union and The Legal Aid Society Sue for Release of People Jailed for Alleged Parole Violations On April 4th, the New York Civil Liberties Union [NYCLU] and The Lega…
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Yale: Release Connecticut’s Prisoners? Health Experts, Activists Urge “Decarceration” to Slow Pandemic
Release Connecticut’s Prisoners? Health Experts, Activists Urge “Decarceration” to Slow Pandemic By Sayuri Gavaskar, Jeanna Lucci-Canapari via Yale School of Public Health | May 12, 2020 Member…
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release – family members of incarcerated people gather at gov. lamont’s mansion for silent protest, call for action in face of pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | 860-937-6094 Online: @katalcenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehindBars Family Members of Incarcera…
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New Haven Independent: Activists Press “Harm Reduction” Response to Covid-19
Activists Press “Harm Reduction” Response To Covid-19 by THOMAS BREEN via The New Haven Independent | May 8, 2020 Town and gown advocates for the incarcerated, sex workers, drug users, and the…
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weekly update – may 8, 2020
In this issue… Building Power During #COVID19 Building Power During #COVID19 Image by Pete Railand, of @justseeds.org. During these uncertain times, Katal has shifted our organizing from in-pe…
