statement from leadership of the #lessismoreny coalition on sen. tedisco’s shameful and dishonest op-ed
**MEDIA ADVISORY** October 18, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Statement from Leadership of the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition on Sen. Tedisco’s Shameful and Dishonest Op-ed New York, NY: Over the weekend, Republican New York State Senator James Tedisco published an op-ed filled with more lies about criminal justice reform and the Less is More […]
op-ed: transforming parole through racial justice and decarceration
By Imani Webb-Smith, Senior Policy Manager at Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice Until very recently, to be on parole supervision in New York State was to be subject to the country’s most deliberately dizzying array of cruel, capricious, racist policies and practices – both codified and de facto,[1] that succeeded only in further ensnaring […]
press release – #lessismoreny coalition, made up of community and faith groups, law enforcement, victims rights orgs, and more — calls out union lies
PRESS RELEASE September 24, 2021 Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Community Groups, People and Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration, Gather at Rikers Island Bridge in Support of #LessIsMoreNY & Criminal Justice Reforms Coalition Stands Against Lawmakers Who, in Face of Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers, are Calling for Policies that Make Our […]
press release – community groups, people and families impacted by mass incarceration, gather at rikers island bridge in support of #lessismoreny & criminal justice reforms
PRESS RELEASE September 24, 2021 Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Community Groups, People and Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration, Gather at Rikers Island Bridge in Support of #LessIsMoreNY & Criminal Justice Reforms Coalition Stands Against Lawmakers Who, in Face of Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers, are Calling for Policies that Make Our […]
press release – people impacted by rikers, with elected officials and community groups, demand mayor cut the correctional population, shut rikers, invest in communities
PRESS RELEASE September 22nd, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter At City Hall, People Impacted by Rikers, with Elected Officials and Community Groups, Demand Mayor Cut the Correctional Population, Shut Rikers, Invest in Communities Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers Grows after 11th Death in Year a Notorious Facility New York, […]
advisory – community groups, people and families impacted by rikers, and elected officials to rally at city hall to demand on mayor de blasio to decarcerate
ADVISORY September 20th, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Crisis on Rikers Grows, 11th Death in Year at Notorious Facility Wednesday 9/22, 11 a.m.: Community Groups, People and Families Impacted by Rikers, and Elected Officials to Rally at City Hall to Demand on Mayor de Blasio to Decarcerate New York, NY – This Wednesday, September 22 at […]
press release – governor signs the #lessismoreny act into law
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Governor Kathy Hochul Signs the Less Is More Act, Transformative Parole Reform Bill Announces First Step of Implementation: Immediate Release of 191 People Held at Rikers Island Jail Complex on Parole Violations #LessIsMoreNY Coalition, Which Launched & Led Campaign for Bill Passage, Hails Most Significant […]
press release – people formerly incarcerated at rikers and families testify at ny city council doc oversight hearing
PRESS RELEASE September 15th, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org People Formerly Incarcerated at Rikers and their Families Testify at NY City Council DOC Oversight Hearing and Demand Immediate Action to Decarcerate as Crisis on Rikers Worsens #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Responds to City Inaction New York, NY – Today, directly impacted people and community […]
advisory – people formerly incarcerated at rikers to testify at wednesday’s ny city council doc oversight hearing
ADVISORY September 15th, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 People Formerly Incarcerated at Rikers to Testify at Wednesday’s NY City Council DOC Oversight Hearing Crisis at Rikers Requires Immediate Action to Decarcerate New York, NY – On Wednesday, September 15 at 10:00 AM, directly impacted people and community groups to testify at the City Council Committee on Criminal […]
media advisory – rally july 15th, 2021 in nyc
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org #LessIsMoreNY Coalition, Community Members, Families, and People Directly Impacted by Parole to Rally Outside the NYC Office of Governor Cuomo: Sign the Less Is More Act Now New York, NY – On Thursday, July 15 at 12:00 PM, outside Governor Cuomo’s Office at 633 3rd Avenue in Manhattan and on Instagram at @katalcenter — the […]
