RELEASE: People Impacted by Rikers, with Elected Officials and Community Groups, Rally Outside of the Courthouse in Support of a Federal Receiver and to Demand Closure of Rikers Island
**PRESS RELEASE** April 27, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter People Impacted by Rikers, with Elected Officials and Community Groups, Rally Outside of the Courthouse in Support of a Federal Receiver and to Demand Closure of Rikers Island Crisis at Rikers Grows as High Levels of Abuse and […]
ADVISORY – Thursday 4/27, 1:00 pm, Foley Square: Ahead Federal Court Hearing, People Impacted by Rikers, with Community Groups and Elected Officials, Rally to Demand Jails be Shut Down
**MEDIA ADVISORY** April 27, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter New Federal Monitor Reports Growing Scandal at Rikers; Jails “Plagued By Extremely High Level of Disorder” Thursday 4/27, 1:00 pm, Foley Square: Ahead Federal Court Hearing, People Impacted by Rikers, with Community Groups and Elected Officials, Rally to […]
Directly Impacted People and Families Rally in Albany to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Proposal to Roll Back Bail Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 30, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestNY | #CloseRikers Directly Impacted People and Families Rally in Albany to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Proposal to Roll Back Bail Reform Hochul’s Outrageous Proposal Will Fill Jails Across the State and Undermine Efforts to Shutter Rikers […]
Statement from the Katal Center on Budget Hearing Held by the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 23, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestNY | #CloseRikers Statement from the Katal Center on Budget Hearing Held by the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice New York, NY: Today, the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice held […]
Katal Testimony at City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee on Criminal Justice
Testimony by Melanie Dominguez, Lead Organizer, on behalf of the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice Thank you, Speaker Adrienne Adams and Chair Carlina Rivera, for holding this New York City Council Budget and Oversight Hearing on the Preliminary Budget of the Department of Corrections for Fiscal Year 2024. My name is Melanie Dominguez, […]
RELEASE: Community Groups, Impacted People, and Families Rally to Protect Bail Reform and Close Rikers
**PRESS RELEASE** February 28, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Community Groups, Impacted People, and Families Rally to Protect Bail Reform and Close Rikers Governor Hochul’s Retrograde to Rollback Bail Reform will Send More Legally Innocent People To Rikers, Most of Whom are Black, Brown, and Low-Income, and […]
RELEASE: Community Members, Parents, Groups, Educators, and Local Elected Officials Hold Press Conference in Middletown to Keep Youth Prison Closed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 27th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestCT #CutShutInvestCT Campaign – Community Members, Parents, Groups, Educators – and Local Elected Officials Hold Press Conference in Middletown to Keep Youth Prison Closed With a Long, Notorious History, the Connecticut Juvenile Training School Must be […]
ADVISORY: Monday 2/27, 4:30 p.m, #CutShutInvestCT Campaign, Community Groups, Families, and Local Elected Officials Demand Youth Prison Remain Closed
**MEDIA ADVISORY** February 24, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | www.katalcenter.org Middletown, CT: Community Members, Parents, Groups, Educators, and Local Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference to Keep Youth Prison Closed The Connecticut Juvenile Training School Has a Long History of Neglect and Abuse of Young People, […]
ADVISORY: Tuesday 2/28, 12:00 p.m, Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office: Community Groups, Impacted People and Families will Rally to Protect Bail and Close Rikers
**MEDIA ADVISORY** February 23, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Tuesday 2/28, 12:00 p.m, Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office: Community Groups, Impacted People and Families Rally to Protect Bail Reform and Close Rikers With Rikers in Crisis, Governor Hochul’s Retrograde Bail Rollback Proposal will Send More Legally Innocent People […]
State Board of Education Must Reject Application to Re-Open Youth Prison as a Charter School
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestCT State Board of Education Must Reject Application to Re-Open Youth Prison as a Charter School Hartford, CT – Tonight at 6 pm, the State Board of Education conducted a public hearing on the application for the […]
