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new year, let’s go!
New Year, Let’s Go! Looking Back on Katal’s 2019 It’s a new year; 2020 is going to be defined by one major challenge after another. And we’re ready. We kicked off last year…
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making sense of the fight over nyc jails
Making Sense of the Fight over NYC Jails Oct 10, 2019 By gabriel sayegh The fight to close Rikers is reaching a boiling point again. Next week, the New York City Council will vote on the land-use prop…
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#rockreform10: legal action center, much work remains to undo grotesque legacy of the rockefeller drug laws
#RockReform10 Legal Action Center: Much Work Remains to Undo Grotesque Legacy of the Rockefeller Drug Laws Filter Magazine Op-Ed Our new contribution for the #RockReform10 project comes from the Lega…
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In the midst of an overdose crisis, the Connecticut legislature can do a number of important things to save lives. Expanding the drug war is not one of them.
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant June 1, 2019 By Keith Brown Earlier this month, the Connecticut House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill (HB 5524) to increase the criminal penalties for sale of fentanyl  
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memo of opposition: hb 5524
(PDF VERSION OF MEMO) The Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice OPPOSES HB 5524 – Increasing the Penalty for the Sale of Fentanyl Connecticut has made progress toward ending the war on dr…
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making sense of bail reform in nys, part 2
Read Making Sense of Bail Reform in New York State, Part 1 here. PDF version of Making Sense of Bail Reform in New York State, Part 2 [for print], here. What Happened? Making Sense of Bail Reform…
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#rockreform10: keith brown on drug war propaganda and the rockefeller drug laws
#RockReform10 Keith Brown on Drug War Propaganda and the Rockefeller Drug Laws Filter Magazine Op-Ed Photo by Vincent Delegge on Unsplash Our new contribution for the …
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#rockreform10: anthony papa on the rockefeller drug laws
#RockReform10 Anthony Papa on the Rockefeller Drug Laws NY Daily News Op-Ed and Video Anthony Papa thanking Governor David A. Paterson for signing reforms to the Rockefeller Drug Laws, 2009. Our fir…
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making sense of bail reform in nys, part 1
By gabriel sayegh Download the PDF/print version of this article. Read Part 2 of this 2019 series on bail reform in New York State. To make sense of bail reform in Albany, it helps to know a bit about…
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key to communities of color: what doors does that key open?
by Lorenzo Jones and Kenyatta Thompson Rapper and REFORM Co-founder, Meek Mill. Matt Rourke/AP On Monday, March 18th, Quinnipiac University held a Criminal Justice Reform Summit, an…
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Connecticut Criminal Justice Reform Field Scan (2018)Â
Download the full Connecticut Criminal Justice Reform Field Scan, prepared by the Katal Center In 2018, the Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice conducted a Connecticut Criminal Justice Fiel…
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international end violence against sex workers day
Reflection by Kenyatta Thompson Next Friday, December 17, will mark the 15th anniversary of the International End Violence Against Sex Workers Day. This day was first recognized in the United States…
