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release – city plan to close rikers facing delays due to covid-19 related budget cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Yonah Zeitz, yzeitz@katalcenter.org | (301) 802-1978 City Plan to Close Rikers Facing Delays Due to COVID-19 Relat…
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second incarcerated individual in the connecticut department of corrections dies of covid-19 in the last month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #FreeThemNowCT #COV…
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release – family members of incarcerated people & community groups hold protest and speak out at hartford correctional center, demanding governor lamont address covid-19 in jails and prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #FreeThemNowCT #COV…
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a prison public health crisis in connecticut
A Prison Public Health Crisis in Connecticut #FreeThemNowCT By Lorenzo Jones For months, medical experts have emphasized that practicing physical distancing is a critical factor in…
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advisory – wednesday: family members of incarcerated people & community groups to hold protest at hartford correctional center, demanding governor lamont address covid-19 in jails and prisons
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehind…
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statement – directly impacted people, community groups hold protest outside elmira correctional facility to bring attention to growing covid-19 crisis behind bars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily NaPier Singletary, emily@weareunchained.org | (315) 243-5135 Yonah Zeitz, yzeitz@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @kat…
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release – family members of incarcerated people & community group protest governor cuomo in nyc, demanding passage of #lessismoreny
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #LessIsMoreNY Family…
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advisory – monday: family members of incarcerated people & community groups to hold protest at the governor cuomo’s nyc office, demanding the legislature and governor immediately pass #lessismoreny
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @Katal…
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new national report: the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine calls for large-scale releases and decarceration to mitigate the spread of covid-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @Katal…
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letter to gov. ned lamont on covid-19 in ct prisons & jails
In the midst of the most serious public health crisis in our generation, Connecticut has yet to develop a clear, transparent, comprehensive plan to protect the lives people incarcerated in Connectic…
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release – family members of incarcerated people & community groups protest to demand the legislature and governor address covid-19 in jails and prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter…
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media advisory – tuesday: family members of incarcerated people & community group to hold protest at the connecticut state capitol
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehindBars Tuesday: F…