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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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Senate Bill 856 (Salazar) Advances through Senate Crime, Crime Victims, and Correction Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Senate Bill 856 (Salazar) Advances through Sen…
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This is not normal. It’s time for action.
Dear Friend, What’s happening right now in Washington, DC is not normal. Two weeks into the new Trump Administration, and the country faces a serious constitutional crisis. Trump is violating laws…
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Community Groups Call on the Council to Hold Adams Accountable for Shutting Rikers and Addressing Dangerous Conditions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 30, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on X @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY As Criminal Justice Committee Me…
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Katal New York Update — January 30, 2025
In this issue: -Organizing to Address Deadly Conditions in Jails and Prisons Across NY -Receivership and Organizing to Shut Rikers -Quotes of the Week
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At Latest Meeting, SCOC Refuses to Address Killing of Robert Brook By Correctional Officers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers At Latest Meeting, State Commission on Correct…
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State prison oversight group: Marcy fatality review ‘could take years’
By Kate Lisa at Spectrum NewsJanuary 29th, 2025 It could take years for the state Commission on Correction to complete a mortality review of an incarcerated man who was beaten to death by multiple off…
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Mayor Adams’s Administration Refuses to Outline Structure of Independent Receiver at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 24, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on X: @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Mayor Adams’s Administration Re…
