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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 — August 8, 2024
In this issue: -Upcoming Community Meetings Across the State -Saturday 8/24: Next Building Leadership & Organizing Capacity (BLOC) Training Session -Bimonthly Cultivating Justice Meetings Supporting…
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Katal New York Update — August 2, 2024
In this issue: -Outreach in Harlem with The Brotherhood Sister Sol -July 31: Rally to End Solitary Confinement at New York City Hall -Tabling at Brownsville Safety Alliance Community Event Last Week -…
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Personnel shakeup proposed at prison oversight commission
David Lombardo, via Capitol Press Room A group of progressive criminal justice advocates and Democratic state lawmakers are hoping to reform the state Commission of Correction so that it has more mem…
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Katal Connecticut Update — July 25, 2024
In this issue: -Farm Without Harm -Building Power in Connecticut: Organizing and Community Meetings -Harvesting at Miller Street Community Farm -Quotes of the Week
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Katal New York Update — July 18, 2024
In this issue: -ALERT: Recent Death at Rikers -Recap: Shut Rikers Rally and March -Shut Rikers Info Session at King Towers Senior Center in Harlem Next Wednesday, –July 24: Shut Rikers Phone Zap -Quo…
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Crisis and Mismanagement Worsen at City Jails as Another Person Dies in Custody
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 17, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Under Mayor Adams, Crisis an…
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Katal Connecticut Update — July 11, 2024
In this issue: -Katal at Bridgeport City Council Meeting Lovie’s Farm at the Middletown Wetlands -Commission Meeting -Katal Headquarters Moves to Middletown and New Office Opens in Bloomfield -Welc…
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The Rikers federal takeover waiting game
By Emily Ngo, Jeff Coltin and Nick Reisman, via POLITICO A status hearing today on whether control of Rikers Island should be stripped from the Adams administration and given to a federal receiver al…
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Will Rikers in NYC be run by federal authorities? A judge weighs the option
By James Ford, via Pix11 News LOWER MANHATTAN (PIX11) — For nine decades, the City of New York has operated the jail on Rikers Island. On Tuesday, the possibility of the federal government taking ov…
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Middletown concerned about wetlands activity where farmer wants to create incubatorfarm
By Cassandra Day, via The Middletown Press MIDDLETOWN — A city agency recently prolonged a cease and desist order it issued in June to a local farmer and owner of 13.5 acres at 350 Randolph Road fo…
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Advocates push for closure of Rikers Island as federal takeover remains uncertain
By Errol Louis, via Inside City Hall A court hearing was held Tuesday afternoon on whether the city should remain in control of Rikers Island or if it should be taken over by a federal receiver. But t…
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Adams-aligned PAC is donating across the country
By Jeff Coltin, Emily Ngo and Nick Reisman, via POLITICO New York Minute: City of Yes is going to hear a lot of nos. The New York City Planning Commission is holding a public hearing today at 10 a.m…
