weekly update – december 17, 2020
In this issue… Building Momentum for #LessIsMoreNY Katal Joint Member Meeting Building Momentum for #LessIsMoreNY This week we made a big end of year push on our #LessIsMoreNY campaign, building more momentum as we near 2021. As regular readers know, our proposed #LessIsMoreNY Act will benefit all 30,000-plus people on parole in New York, and further […]
weekly update – december 10, 2020
In this issue… NO Delays to #CLOSErikers As COVID-19 Spreads in CT Prisons and Jails, Katal Demands: #FreeThemNowCT NO Delays to #CLOSErikers This week the news site THE CITY published an article with new details about prospective delays to New York City’s timeline to close Rikers Island Jail Complex. According to THE CITY, as the City and […]
weekly update – december 3, 2020
In this issue… Join Us Next Thursday 12/10: NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Call Katal Member Meetings in CT & NY Thank You for Your Support! Join Us Next Thursday 12/10: NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Call Save the date! Join us next Thursday, December 10th from 12 – 1 p.m. for our next New […]
weekly update – november 19, 2020
In this issue… Protest at Hartford Correctional Center: #FreeThemNowCT to Save Lives Katal on Both Sides of the Bars Protest at Hartford Correctional Center: #FreeThemNowCT to Save Lives Photo Credits: Ashley LaRue Yesterday, we organized an action outside of the Hartford Correctional Center with dozens of family members of incarcerated individuals and community groups including the […]
weekly update – november 12, 2020
In this issue… Join Us: Wednesday 11/18 – #FreeThemNowCT Protest & Speakout at Hartford Correctional Center Katal at Facing Race 2020 Join Us: Wednesday 11/18 – #FreeThemNowCT Protest & Speakout at Hartford Correctional Center We invite you to join us next Wednesday, November 18th at 11:00 am for our #FreeThemNowCT Protest and Speakout outside of Hartford […]
weekly update – november 5, 2020
In this issue… 2020 Election: Victory for the Movement to End the War on Drugs Join Us Thursday, 11/12 for our New York Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call 2020 Election: Victory for the Movement to End the War on Drugs While this election has been a nail biter on the national front, at the local and state […]
weekly update – october 30, 2020
In this issue… Protest at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC Office: Pass #LessIsMoreNY Now! Join Us Thursday, 11/5 for our Connecticut Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Protest at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC Office: Pass #LessIsMoreNY Now! Community groups, family members of incarcerated people and a brass band convene outside of Gov. Cuomo’s NYC office to demand passage of […]
weekly update – october 22, 2020
In this issue… National Academies of Sciences: Decarcerate Jails and Prisons Amid #COVID19 #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update Call Join Us Monday, 10/26: #LessIsMoreNY Protest at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC Office National Academies of Sciences: Decarcerate Jails and Prisons Amid #COVID19 On Tuesday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a new study that advises policymakers, corrections leaders, and […]
weekly update – october 15, 2020
In this issue… In CT: #FreeThemNowCT House Party Katal Member Meetings in NY Remembering Henry van Ameringen In CT: #FreeThemNowCT House Party Friends and family join for a physically distanced house party at Katal volunteer Tricia’s home. While our usual methods of engaging with people have changed due to the pandemic, we have adapted our […]
weekly update – october 8, 2020
In this issue… Thursday 10/15: Reimagining Community Responses to Substance Use In NYC: #HerVoiceHerVote Rally & Speakout Thursday 10/15: Reimagining Community Responses to Substance Use We invite you to join us October 15 at 2 p.m. for Reimagining Community Responses to Substance Use: Why Divesting from the Police and Investing in Black Communities is Long Overdue organized […]
