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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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RELEASE: Community Groups and People Directly Impacted by Incarceration Gather with Elected Officials at Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office to Demand She Sign the Oversight Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Community Groups and Peop…
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Man Dies At NYC’s Rikers Island, Marking 14th Death This Year
BROOKLYN, NY — A 32-year-old man died at Rikers Island early Sunday, marking the14th person to lose their life in city correctional custody this year, officials said. Around 2 a.m., officers found B…
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Melanie Dominguez Opening Remarks, Jail+Prison Oversight Rally
On a freezing Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025, Katal and our allies rallied outside the New York City midtown office of Governor Kathy Hochul, calling on the governor to immediately sign the prison…
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ADVISORY: Tuesday, 12/9: Press Conference at Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office to Demand She Sign the Oversight Bill
**MEDIA ADVISORY** December 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Tuesday, 12/9: Press Conferenc…
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Family demands answers after inmate dies at Rikers
A Brooklyn family is searching for answers after their son, 32-year-old Aramis Furse, died while in custody on Rikers Island.
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RELEASE: At Least the 14th Death at Rikers this Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, December 7th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Tragic Death at Ri…
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Death at Rikers Island sparks outrage among reform advocates
RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday hassparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of Corrections said that an officer found 32-yea…
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14th inmate this year dies at NYC’s Rikers Island: ‘Utterly failing’
A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custodydeath at the Big Apple jail complex this year, Correction Department officials said. Aramis Furse “appeared un…
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An update on our organizing: Calling on Gov. Hochul to sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill into law
New York’s jails and prisons are in crisis. The brutal killings of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi at Marcy and Mid-State prisons underscore the violence and abuse incarcerated people face in New Y…
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Katal New York Update — December 4, 2025
In this issue: – Tuesday, Dec 9th: Rally to Demand Gov. Hochul Sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Bill – An update on our organizing: Calling on Gov. Hochul to sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus…
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150 groups urge Hochul to sign legislation to revamp prison oversight
ALBANY — More than 150 community, prisoner-advocacy and faith-basedorganizations sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday urging her to signlegislation that its supporters contend will improve c…
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Coalition of More Than 150 Organizations Demand Gov. Hochul Sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 4th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Coalition of More…
