Katal in the News

By Yamirca Vazquez | via Gotham Gazette It wasn’t the eight months of military-style, intense shock incarceration that finally broke me; it was my parole officer. After my incarceration at Lakeview…

By Julia Moro | via QNS The state Assembly recently passed a parole reform bill that would break the cycle of re-incarceration that disproportionately affects communities of color. Non-criminal or mi…

By Reuven Blau | via The City At around 2 p.m. on Thursday, lawmakers in the state Senate began voting to overhaul New York’s parole system following years of lobbying from […]

Daren Jamie | via BronxNet Host Daren Jaime sits down with the Director of Community Organizing at Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, Kenyatta Muzzani discussing the organization utilizes…

By George Joseph | via Gothamist Albany has passed a new law designed to curb the number of people sent back to prison for non-criminal parole violations. If signed into law […]

By Nick Reisman | via Spectrum News 1 – State of Politics State lawmakers are bumping up against the self-imposed Thursday deadline to finish out the legislative session and a pair […]

By Reuven Blau | via The City State lawmakers struck a deal Tuesday to overhaul New York’s parole system to limit when formerly incarcerated people could be re-jailed. Under the “Less […]

By Reuven Blau | via The City Two men locked up on low-level arrests that violated their parole — one of them a new father jailed for allegedly shoplifting — recently […]

Coalition Rallies Outside NYC Office of Governor Cuomo Demanding Passage of Parole Reform via Black Star News May 8, 2021   New York, NY – Friday, the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition, includin…

New York’s Inflexible Parole System Hindering Second Chances, Advocates Say By Alan J. Krawitz | via Zenger News May 5, 2021 When Bronx native Luke Steele was released after more than […]