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new national report: the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine calls for large-scale releases and decarceration to mitigate the spread of covid-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @Katal…
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ct insider: racial disparities persist in ct prisons, even as the population dropped
Racial disparities persist in CT prisons, even as the population dropped Jordan Fenster via CT Insider | Oct. 16, 2020 More than 42 percent of people in Connecticut’s pr…
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weekly update – october 15, 2020
In this issue… In CT: #FreeThemNowCT House Party Katal Member Meetings in NY Remembering Henry van Ameringen In CT: #FreeThemNowCT House Party Friends and family join for a physically distanced…
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wesleyan university: criminal justice and election discussed at e2020 speaker series event
Criminal Justice and Election Discussed at E2020 Speaker Series Event by Olivia Drake via Wesleyan University| October 5, 2020 The E2020 Speaker Series features an array of public fig…
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weekly update – october 8, 2020
In this issue… Thursday 10/15: Reimagining Community Responses to Substance Use In NYC: #HerVoiceHerVote Rally & Speakout Thursday 10/15: Reimagining Community Responses to Substance Use We…
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weekly update – october 1, 2020
In this issue… Hartford: #FreeThemNowCT Protest Save the Date: NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call, Thursday 10/8, 12 p.m. EST. Hartford: #FreeThemNowCT Protest Katal members and family me…
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letter to gov. ned lamont on covid-19 in ct prisons & jails
In the midst of the most serious public health crisis in our generation, Connecticut has yet to develop a clear, transparent, comprehensive plan to protect the lives people incarcerated in Connectic…
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ct mirror: after two sessions, no legislation on prison conditions leaves advocates frustrated
After two sessions, no legislation on prison conditions leaves advocates frustrated by Kelan Lyons via CT Mirror | September 29, 2020 The day before lawmakers are to gavel in their se…
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release – family members of incarcerated people & community groups protest to demand the legislature and governor address covid-19 in jails and prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter…
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media advisory – tuesday: family members of incarcerated people & community group to hold protest at the connecticut state capitol
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehindBars Tuesday: F…
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weekly update – september 25, 2020
In this issue… In CT: Join Us Next Week – Action on 9/29, and Statewide Call on 10/1 In NYS: Testifying at Senate Joint Committee on #COVIDBehindBars In CT: Join Us […]
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#LESSISMORENY SENATE HEARING TESTIMONY
Testimony Full testimony by Kenyatta Thompson for printing and distribution. Hearing on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Prisons and Jails Kenyatta Thompson, Lead Community Organizer Katal Center for Health…
