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After Roe V Wade Then What? Women & The LGBTQIA Communities Are Under Assault
By: Garnett Ankle via WPKN Community Radio LGBTQIA and Women’s Reproductive Rights are under attack in the United States. The nearly fifty year old federal law, Roe V Wade has […]
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Navigating the Perils of Community Supervision — and Working Together to Make Change
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com When my brother Malakkar was finally released from federal prison, his family and friends were of course relieved. But we were also nervous, because the […]
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Katal Corner- June 23, 2022
By Kenyatta Muzzanni via NorthEnd Agent’s The Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice is a grassroots, community-based organization devoted to developing the people, policies, institutions…
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Katal Corner, Update
By Kenyatta Muzzanni via Northend Agent’sJune 23, 2022 The Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice is a grassroots, community-based organization devoted to developing the people, policies…
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Less Incarceration, More Safety
By: Victoria Law via The Progressive Magazine In 2007, Derek Singletary was twenty-two years old and rebuilding his life after being incarcerated for a drug charge. He had enrolled in […]
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Update on Criminal Justice Reform in NYS Legislature
By: The Sanctuary for Independent Media via Media Sanctuary With the NYS legislature scheduled to adjourn on June 2, little has been done in the area of criminal justice reform. […]
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‘Buffalo reminded us again’: Mass shootings prompt fear, frustration among members of Black, Jewish communities in CT
By: Jordan Fenster via CT Insider The murder of 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket last week hit Marketa Edwards particularly hard. “I was born and raised in Buffalo. My […]
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Reflections on Mayor Eric Adams: The Poor Man’s Rudy Giuliani
By: Lorenzo Jones via Medium.com The smoke hadn’t cleared from the New Year’s fireworks when newly elected Mayor Eric Adams launched into action to undo any perception of progress in […]
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Advocates Make 11th Hour Pitch For Compassionate Release
By: Katie Cerulle via CTNewsJunkie Hartford, CT — Advocates seeking compassionate release from prison during public health emergencies like COVID rallied at the state Capitol hours before they…
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Connecticut nonprofit stages rally for better COVID-19 protections for incarcerated people
By Michael Lyle Jr. via WSHU Prison reform advocates held a rally outside the Connecticut state Capital to demand lawmakers protect incarcerated people from COVID-19. The Hartford-based Katal Cen…
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Connecticut Nonprofit Stages Rally for better COVID-19 Protection for Incarcerated People
By: Rakesh via Community99 The Hartford-based Katal Center of Equity, Health and Justice joined family and community members to protest what they said is the state legislature’s continued failu…
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Meet the ex-parolee released from supervision due to Less is More Act
by: Amal Elhelw via WROC ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — 8,000 parolees in New York State have been released from supervision as of March 31st. The Department of Corrections is calling it a “g…