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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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Tuesday 6/13, 9:00 am, Foley Square
**MEDIA ADVISORY** June 12, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter Tuesday 6/13, 9:00 am, Foley…
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NYC DOC rolls back transparency as a third Rikers-related death in 2023 is reported
By: Tandy Lau Via Amsterdam News No news is bad news. The NYC Department of Corrections (DOC) recently stopped informing the public about custody deaths in the wake of the third known Rikers Island-re…
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Citywide Elected Officials and Community Groups Rally Outside Rikers to Call for Closure of Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Citywide Elected…
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Katal New York Update- June 1, 2023
In this issue: -Disaster at Rikers: Scathing Report, Another Death, and Attempts by Mayor Adams to Limit Transparency -June New York Criminal Justice Statewide Call -Next Week’s Close Rikers Phone…
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Another person dies at Rikers– 22nd Death in City Jails Under Mayor Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another person dies at Riker…
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Federal Monitor for Rikers Island Sounds Alarm in Scandalous New Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Federal Monitor for Rikers Isl…
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Katal Connecticut Update- May 25, 2023
In this issue: -New Report: Fixing Connecticut’s Probation and Parole Problems -June Connecticut Criminal Justice Statewide Call -Quotes of the Week
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[Incarcerated person] leaps to death on Rikers Island in NY. 37th death in 2 years
By: Randall via Asamnews.com Authorities at Rikers Island say an inmate identified as Rubu Zhao jumped to his death this weekend at the New York City jail, reports the Daily News. The 52-year-old…
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Probation is utilized more assertively by CT than by other states, As reported in statistics.
By: Nathaniel Wright via BollyInside Connecticut has a high rate of probation usage, with over 30,000 people currently on probation, As reported in a report by the Prison Policy Initiative and the Kat…
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Connecticut incarceration rates are low, but probation rates aren’t
By: Molly Ingram via WSHU Public Radio Almost 1% of Connecticut’s population is on probation. That’s 30,000 people — and three times the amount of people incarcerated in the state. According to…
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Report: Connecticut Has Aggressive Probation Practices
By Christine Stuart via CT News Junkie Published May 23, 2023 Connecticut’s use of community corrections, particularly aggressive probation tactics, traps thousands of people in the correctional sys…
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CT uses probation more aggressively than other states, new data shows
By Alex Putterman via CT Insider Published May 23, 2023 While Connecticut has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the nation, the state uses probation more aggressively than most of its peers, a…
