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Bill to Increase Jail Oversight Falls Short in the Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, June 8, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Bill to Increase Jail Oversi…
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New York State Senate Passes (S5877A) on Final Day of Session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY New York State Senate Passes…
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Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 6, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Bill to Expand the State Com…
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Katal Op-Ed in The Amsterdam News: Mayor Adams Talks About Closing Rikers While Working to Keep it Ope
The Amsterdam News Mayor Adams Talks About Closing Rikers While Working to Keep it Open by gabriel sayegh Thursday, June 6, 2024 Last month, news broke that the city’s plan […]
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Katal Op-ed in the NY Daily News: NYS must boost its prison watchdog
NY Daily News By Yonah Zeitz 6/2/2024 With time running out in the 2024 New York State legislative session, lawmakers in Albany should act to address the crisis on Rikers […]
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Katal Testifies at DOC Budget Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 17, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from the Katal Cente…
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Katal Center Responds to Adams Administration Statement About Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 16, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center Responds to…
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Legislation to Expand and Bolster the State Commission of Correction (S5877), Advances through Senate Crime, Crime Victims, and Correction Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 6, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Legislation to Expand and Bol…
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Katal at 2024 Middlesex High School Career Fair Expo
Katal at 2024 Middlesex High School Career Fair Expo Talking with young people about farming Last month, on Thursday, 4/25, Katal staff and members participated in the 2024 Career Fair […]
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Mayor Adams Finally Appointments Two New Commissioners to Dormant Local Conditional Release Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Following Two Years of…
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RELEASE: Under Mayor Adams, Crisis Worsens at City Jails as Another Person Dies in Custody
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Under Mayor Adams, Crisis…
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Statement from the Katal Center on Today’s City Council Budget Hearing on Mental Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 21, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from the Katal C…
