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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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Woman detainee dies at Rikers, fourth death in 30 days amid spike in NYC jails population
By Graham Rayman at the Daily NewsMarch 20, 2025 A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an apparent suicide ac…
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Katal New York Update — March 20, 2025
In This Issue: -NY Legislative Passes Omnibus Bill, Which Overhauls the State Commission of Correction -June NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Recap -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -Katal In…
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Katal Responds to New Lippman Commission Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY New Lippman Commission Repo…
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‘Dysfunction, violence and neglect’: Independent Rikers Commission releases new blueprint for island jail’s closure
By Jada Camille at amNYMarch 19th, 2025 The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a critical blueprint for reform and…
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City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds
By Jacob Kaye at Queens Daily EagleMarch 19th, 2025 In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 deadline to shutter the…
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RELEASE: Community Group Responds to the 3rd Person to Die in Less Than A Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 17, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 3…
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Katal Connecticut Update — March 13, 2025
In this issue: Growing Power 2025 Recap Justice Impact Survey March Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Pro-Democracy Phone Zap Quotes of the Week
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Connecticut organization fights food insecurity by teaching farming
By Sydney Boyo at NBC ConnecticutMarch 9th, 2025 Over 465,000 people in Connecticut are food insecure, according to Connecticut Foodshare, and learning how to farm can help combat this. Hundreds of pe…
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Katal New York Update — March 6, 2025
In this issue: -Katal In Albany to Advance Jail and Prison Oversight -Rally and March To Demand Hochul Remove Adams -Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -Katal in the News -Quotes of the Week
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New York
Shut Rikers Campaign #ShutRikers is a campaign of the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. Katal and our allies are working to cut the number of people incarcerated and the budgets used for c…
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Connecticut
Probation REform In 2023, Katal and our partners published a landmark report about community supervision in Connecticut. Probation—which was designed to be an alternative to incarceration—has beco…
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Safiya Jafari Simmons
Lorem ipsum dolor safiya Jafari Simmons Board Chair SJS Consultants CEO Safiya Jafari Simmons has more than 20 years of experience in communications, PR and media relations strategy and management. A…
