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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 New York Update — April 3, 2025
In This Issue: -Press Conference in Albany to Increase Jail and Prison Oversight -Another Death at Rikers this Week -Saturday 4/5: Hands Off! National Day of Action -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps…
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Another Death at Rikers, the 5th Death in the Last Six Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 5…
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5 Rikers Detainees Have Already Died This Year as Crisis Worsens
By Hurubie Meko and Jan Ransom at the NYTimes April 1, 2025 In the first three months of the year, five people have died at the Rikers Island jail complex inNew York or shortly after being released fr…
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As Deaths Mount in New York Jails and Prisons, Advocates Rally for Oversight: Reporters’ Notebook
By Chris Gelardi at New York FocusMarch 29, 2025 Over the past three months, New York Focus has reported extensively on the New York stateprison system’s descent into tumult. An incarcerated man’s…
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Katal Connecticut Update — March 27, 2025
In this issue: -Supporting Cultivating Justice -Weaver High School Career Fair -Get Involved to Fix Probation in Connecticut -Pro-Democracy Phone Zap -Quotes of the Week
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NY lawmakers say colleagues are stalling prison oversight bill
By Jeongyoon Han at WXXI March 25, 2025 A push to expand the state’s independent prison oversight body appears to have stalled in theAssembly. The effort comes after Robert Brooks was killed last De…
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Advocates at state Capitol call for better prison, jail oversight
By WNYT at News Channel 13 March 25, 2025 People at the New York State Capitol are calling for more oversight of prisons and jails.This comes as the safety of inmates and prison guards has become the…
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RELEASE: SCOC Press Conference in Albany
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Community, Advocacy & Fai…
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ADVISORY: Tuesday, 3/25 – Press Conference in Albany to Increase Oversight of Prisons and Jails in New York
**MEDIA ADVISORY** March 24, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Tuesday, 3/25: Press Conference in Albany to Inc…
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Katal New York Update — March 20, 2025
In this issue: -Tuesday 3/25: Press Conference in Albany to Increase Jail and Prison Oversight -Two Deaths at Rikers this Week -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -March to Stop the Federal Cuts -Katal…
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Another Death at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 20, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers…
