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City nominates itself to take over Rikers
Author: By Jacob Kaye with Queens Daily Eagle. 1/24/2025 City Hall late Friday told a federal judge that she should look no further than the current Department of Correction commissioner […]
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Katal New York Update — January 16, 2026
In this issue: -Justice for Robert Brooks at the State of the City -The State Commission of Correction is Failing -Shut Down Rikers Protest at Mayor State of the City -Quotes of the Week
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Katal Joins Community Groups In Protest of Mayor Adams’s State of the City Address
**PRESS RELEASE** Thursday, January 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Katal Joins Co…
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The State Commission of Correction is Failing to Keep Incarcerated People Safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers With Jails and Prisons from Rikers to Ma…
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The SCOC Is Failing To Keep Incarcerated People From Harlem To The Hudson Safe
Author: N/A 1/9/2025 As the 2025 legislative session kicks off, conditions in jails and prisons across the state are deadly and dangerous for incarcerated people and those who work there. […]
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In Interview Framing His Bid for Re-Election, Mayor Eric Adams Calls for Rikers to Remain Open
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 6, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY In Interview Fram…
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Savage Killing of Robert Brooks by Correctional Officers at Marcy Correctional Facility Sparks Outrage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter Savage Killing of Robert Brooks by Correctional Officers at…
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Katal New York Update — December 19, 2024
In this issue: Organizing to Shut Rikers in 2025 #Shutrikers Outreach Katal In The News January NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Quotes of the Week
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Katal’s Annual Stewardship Letter: 2024 in Review – and Gearing Up for the New Year
By Lorenzo Jones and gabriel sayegh In reflecting over this past year and looking toward the next, we keep coming back to this quote from the civil rights and labor […]
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Sustaining Donor Drive: Email Fun
Below is a fundraising email we sent out as a part of our Sustaining Donor Drive: Subject: [Silly photos and emojis inside] Dear Friend, As we approach the end of […]
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Katal Connecticut Update — December 12, 2024
In this issue: Recap: Trinity College Info Session We’re Hiring a CT Apprentice Organizer Final Statewide Call of the Year Middletown Chicken Action Meeting Quotes of the Week
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Katal New York Update — December 5, 2024
In this Issue: Federal Court Moves Closer to Receivership and Upcoming Info Session Last New York Criminal Justice Reform Call of the Year 25th Anniversary of the WTO Protests in Seattle Quotes of the…
