• Katal New York Update — July 24th, 2025

    In this issue: -42nd Death in DOC custody! Governor Hochul signed the Corrections Omnibus Bill into law! -Women and Wellness Event -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -Quotes of the Week

  • Katal New York Update — July 10, 2025

    In this issue: – Governor Hochul signed the Corrections Omnibus Bill into law! – 41st Death in DOC custody! – Shut Rikers Tees – Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps – Quotes of the Week

  • Katal New York Update — June 27, 2025

    In this issue: – Horrific Deaths at Rikers in an Hour Span – Gov Hochul Needs to Sign the SCOC Bill! – Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps – Quotes of the Week

  • Katal New York Update — June 13, 2025

    In This Issue: -NY Legislative Passes Omnibus Bill, Which Overhauls the State Commission of Correction -June NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Recap -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -Katal In…

  • Katal New York Update — May 29, 2025

    In this issue: – NY Senate Passes SCOC Bill – SCOC Press Conference in Albany – Katal in the News (both op-eds) – NY Statewide Call – Quotes of the Week

  • Katal New York Update — May 15, 2025

    In this issue: -SCOC Budget Wins and Movement in the Senate -Federal Courts Takes Control of Rikers -Katal Testifying at Public Hearing on Prison Crisis -Dignity Not Detention Rally -Quotes of the Wee…

  • With Rikers Island, Eric Adams Has Made a Bad Situation Worse

    With Rikers Island, Eric Adams Has Made a Bad Situation Worse by gabriel sayegh May 6, 2025 Last week, the New York Daily News ran an exclusive story with the […]

  • Katal New York Update — May 1, 2025

    In this issue: -Victory! NYC City Council Overrides Mayor To Advance Safety and Accountability -Protesting Mayor Adams’s State of the City Address -Two People Die at Rikers in January Katal in the…

  • Katal New York Update — April 17, 2025

    In this issue: -Victory! NYC City Council Overrides Mayor To Advance Safety and Accountability -Protesting Mayor Adams’s State of the City Address -Two People Die at Rikers in January Katal in the…

  • Testimony at Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing

    Thank you, Chair Sandy Nurse, for holding today’s Committee on Criminal Justice. My name is Yonah Zeitz and I am the New York Advocacy Director at the Katal Center for Equity, […]

  • 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…

  • 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