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Katal 2021 Wrap-Up and Thank You
By now we’re all tired of the word unprecedented: We’ve been dealing with a pandemic for more than two years. It can be hard to see and feel progress when hardship and personal loss surround us. S…
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Fact Sheet – #FreeThemNowCT
COVID-19 in Connecticut Prisons and Jails: #FreeThemNowCT As Connecticut continues to confront COVID-19, Governor Ned Lamont and state officials have failed to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle…
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Fact Sheet – #FreeThemNowNY
COVID-19 in New York Prisons and Jails: #FreeThemNowNY As New York State continues to confront the worst public health crisis in the last century, Governor Andrew Cuomo and state officials have fa…
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op-ed: “this is your brain on racism”: reflections on the anti-drug abuse act of 1986
By gabriel sayegh This week marks the 35th anniversary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which Congress passed four months after the death of University of Maryland star forward Len Bias. The B…
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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…
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video – #lessismoreny – katal member avion joins “it’s coffie time” with professor coffie
It's Coffie Time with Professor Coffie
Katal Center member Avion was a guest on It’s Coffie Time with Professor Coffie. He spoke about #LessIsMoreNY, and the positive impact the bill will have once signed into law by Governor Cuomo…
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op-ed: born an organizer, trained to be a community organizer: reflections on katal at 5
By Lorenzo Jones I was recently interviewed by a researcher from the University of California, San Francisco. The interviewer asked me, “What brought you to community organizing?” I told him…
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video – #lessismoreny – a musical testimony by spoke and feather
Emily & Robert of Spoke and Feather, sing musical testimony set to the tune of ‘One Day More’ from Les Misérables, with special lyrics about how #LessIsMoreNY will change the lives of pe…
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video – why does new york need #lessismoreny?
There are approximately 35,000 people under active parole supervision in New York State who at almost any time can see their efforts to successfully rejoin the workforce and reintegrate into their fam…
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2020 update & wrap-up
It’s no exaggeration to say that we might not have made it through 2020 without your support. Thank you for standing with us, especially during this unusual and unusually trying time. This has been…
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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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george floyd and racism in america: the time is now
George Floyd and Racism in America: The Time is Now By Lorenzo Jones As cities across this country erupt in protest against the gruesome killing of George Floyd, it is important to remember that these…
