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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 — February 9, 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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Katal New York Update — February 1, 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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NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
By Alexander Lekhtman, Via Filter Magazine The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail reforms, in defiance of Mayor Eric Adams (D). Now, New York Police Departm…
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Katal Applauds the New York City Council for Overriding Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Katal Applauds the New York City Council for…
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Katal Joins Community Organizations to Demand City Council Override Mayor Adams’s Vetoes of the How Many Stop Act and Ending Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails
**PRESS RELEASE** January 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Katal Joins C…
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RELEASE: Community Groups Protest State of City Address
**PRESS RELEASE** January 24, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Community Gro…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Care Not Criminalization Rally
**MEDIA ADVISORY** January 23, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Thursday 1/24: community groups to prote…
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2nd Death at Rikers Island Jail Complex in a Few Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 22, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY 2nd Death at Rikers Isla…
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Katal Connecticut Update — January 25, 2024
Register Today: Growing Power, 2/24/24 You’re invited to the second annual Growing Power conference! Co-organized by Katal, Growing Power is a workshop series focused on farming and power, taking pl…
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Katal New York Update — January 18, 2024
In this issue: -Care Not Criminalization Rally -We’re hiring – NYC Community Organizer -Katal in Albany for Treatment Not Jail Advocacy Day -Katal in the News -Quotes of the Week
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What happened to Biden’s promises on criminal justice reform?
By Max Burns, Opinion Contributed via The Hill Back in his 2020 run for the White House, Joe Biden won over the skittish left in part because of his willingness to take big, bold stances on hot-button…
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