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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 [&hell…
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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 […]
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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…
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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…
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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 […]
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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…
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#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 [&h…
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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
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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 [&helli…
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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 [&helli…
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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 […]
