New York

  • OP-ED: Mothers Call on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Bill

    By Waheedah Abdul-Mateen and Ziyadah Amatul-Matin We write this together as two mothers, and as a mother and daughter, whose lives have been irreversibly shaped by New York State’s prison system…

  • Rikers Island and Mental Health: Data, Lived Experience, and Community-Based Alternatives

    Social Links As New York City works toward its mandate to close Rikers Island, addressing the mental health needs of people in the jail system remains a defining challenge—and a critical opportunity…

  • Katal New York Update — June 13, 2025

    In This Issue: -NY Legislative Passes Omnibus Bill, Which Overhauls the State Commission of Correction -June NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Recap -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -Katal In…

  • Katal New York Update — March 20, 2024

    In This Issue: -NY Legislative Passes Omnibus Bill, Which Overhauls the State Commission of Correction -June NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Recap -Weekly Pro-Democracy Phone Zaps -Katal In…

  • About #LessIsMoreNY and Parole Reform in New York State – Fact Sheet

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  • Bail Reform in New York — Fact Sheet

    On April 1, 2019, after years of work by grassroots groups and advocates across New York, lawmakers in Albany passed a historic slate of criminal justice reform bills to address the pretrial incarcera…

  • Supporting Letter – #LessIsMoreNY Act

    #LessIsMoreNY is a statewide coalition of community groups, service providers, and public safety experts working together to pass the Less Is More: Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act. To…

  • #CutShutInvest Scissors

    Previous Next The #CutShutInvest scissors are large-scale cardboard placards that double as posters and as a toolkit for the creation of agitprop to be used in demonstrations. The placard features the…

  • New York’s Less Is More Act: A Status Report on Implementation

    This report addresses the following: • A summary of the main provisions of the Less Is More Act • Progress and challenges with respect to implementation so far • Next steps and recommendations

  • Fact Sheet – #FreeThemNowNY

    COVID-19 in New York Prisons and Jails: #FreeThemNowNY  As New York State continues to confront the worst public health crisis in the  last century, Governor Andrew Cuomo and state officials have fa…

  • RELEASE: 128 rights groups urge New York legislature to implement pretrial reforms

    Human Rights Watch

    128 Rights Groups Urge New York Legislature to Implement Pretrial Reforms Reforms Bring Fairness and Transparency to NY Criminal Legal System The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State N…

  • making sense of the fight over nyc jails

    Making Sense of the Fight over NYC Jails Oct 10, 2019 By gabriel sayegh The fight to close Rikers is reaching a boiling point again. Next week, the New York City Council will vote on the land-use prop…