Katal Corner- Organizing for Reproductive Justice & More
By Kenyatta Muzzanni via NorthEnd Agent’s Late last month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to an abortion. The decision came as no surprise to reproductive justice organizers, activists, and advocates who warned of Roe’s eventual demise for years—long before the draft opinion was leaked in May. The dismantling of […]
Inmates sue over ‘unsafe and unacceptable’ COVID conditions in CT prisons
By Lisa Backus via CT Insider At least five inmates filed lawsuits against Gov. Ned Lamont and state Department of Correction officials in June, seeking $500,000 in damages after contracting COVID-19 during the omicron surge this winter that nearly doubled the cumulative number of coronavirus cases in Connecticut prisons, court documents show. The inmates, all […]
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 been struck down by the United States Supreme Court. This is the first in the history of the United States Supreme Count, a right has […]
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 ordeal wasn’t over. He still had to serve the remaining six months of his sentence at a halfway house, and then faced five years of […]
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, and movements that advance equity, health, and justice for everyone. We do this through 3 interrelated goals: • Building the leadership and organizing capacity of neighborhood residents, as well […]
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 vocational school and was hoping to join the carpenters’ union. “I wasn’t running the streets,” he recalls in an interview with The Progressive. “I was focused […]
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. Gabriel Sayegh of the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice says that critical measures such as Clean Slate, protecting in-person visiting, parole reform, treatment […]
‘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 kids still live there,” she said. “I grew up in the area that was struck by this tragedy.” Edwards was a volunteer and later an […]
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 New York City. The former cop won the Democratic primary in June 2021 with a mere fraction of the city’s electorate; most New Yorkers did […]
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 saw their legislation die without action in either chamber. At the rally on Wednesday, protestors and advocates were demanding action from legislators to pass a bill that addresses […]
