Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Grows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 4, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Grows as Attorney General Letitia James, the New York City Bar Association, and the NYCLU File Amicus Briefs AG James and Others Join 50+ Community and Advocacy Groups, Former Correction […]
Testimony for NYC City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Oversight Hearing – Alternatives to Detention and Incarceration in New York City
Thursday, November 30, 2023 Thank you Chair Carlina Rivera for holding this hearing and inviting our testimony. My name is Yonah Zeitz, I’m the director of advocacy at the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. We’re based in Brooklyn, and our members come from across the city and state. Our members include people who […]
Rejecting the Mayor’s Proposed Budget Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 17, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY In the Midst of a Corruption Investigation, Mayor Eric Adams Proposes 5% Budget Cuts Across All City Agencies Instead of Cutting Essential Services, Scapegoating Asylum Seekers, and Sending More New Yorkers to the Deadly Rikers […]
RELEASE: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups for March and Press Conference to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Katherine’s Tragic Death
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow online: #JusticeforKatherine | www.katalcenter.org Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups for March and Press Conference to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Katherine’s Tragic Death Colon was Killed Last Month by a New Britain Police Officer and […]
ADVISORY – Wednesday in New Britain: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Death of Katherine Colon
**MEDIA ADVISORY** October 24, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #JusticeforKatherine | www.katalcenter.org Wednesday in New Britain: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Death of Katherine Colon Colon was Killed Last Month by a New Britain Police Officer Hartford, CT – […]
Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 5, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex Since Mayor Adams Took Office, At Least 28 People Have Died in NYC Jails Death Comes As Federal Courts Consider a Receiver to Take […]
Rikers must be shut down. Until then, a federal receiver may help save lives.
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com www.shutrikers.org Henry Robinson knows what a disaster Rikers Island is. The Brooklyn native was incarcerated at New York City’s infamous jail complex in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The horrors that you see within the walls of Rikers are unimaginable,” Henry said. “If you did not have a […]
International Overdose Awareness Day March, Vigil, and Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 31, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY 18 New Yorkers Die Every Day from Preventable Overdoses Statewide This Year Alone, Multiple Deaths At Rikers Island Were Due to Overdoses, People Need Support and Treatment Not Criminalization and Incarceration To Save Lives, […]
Yet Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex Since Mayor Adams Took Office, At Least 27 People Have Died in NYC Jails Death Comes Less Than Two Weeks after U.S. District Court […]
As Federal Court Holds Major Hearing to Determine Control of Rikers, Community Groups and Elected Officials Hold Protest to Demand Immediate Action
**PRESS RELEASE** August 10, 2023 Contact: gabriel sayegh 646-335-2264 | gabriel@katalcenter.org Follow online: #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter As Federal Court Holds Major Hearing to Determine Control of Rikers, Community Groups and Elected Officials Hold Protest to Demand Immediate Action to Improve Conditions and Save LivesUntil Rikers is Shut Down, Federal Courts Must Immediately Appoint […]
