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New York’s Jail and Prison Watchdog Now Has a Public Complaint Portal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY After Years of Organizing b…
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State Commission of Correction Fails to Address the Crisis at Rikers During Their March Monthly Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY With Two Deaths in NYC Jail…
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2nd Death in DOC Custody This Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, March 29th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY 2nd Death in DOC Custody Thi…
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RELEASE: First Death in DOC Custody Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 26th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY The First Death in DOC Cu…
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RELEASE: Statement from the Katal Center on the FY 2027 Preliminary Budget Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from the Kata…
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Governor Hochul Must Strengthen and Fully Fund Independent Oversight Agencies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY With New York’s Prisons in…
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Mayor Mamdani Appointing Stanley Richards as Commissioner of the Department of Corrections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 2, 2026 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statemen…
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Federal Court Appoints Nicholas Deml as a Remediation Manager to Take Over Rikers Island to Address Violence and Dysfunction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 27, 2027 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Federal…
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Another Tragic and Preventable Death at Rikers Highlights Urgent Need to Shut Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 22nd, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Under Mayor Adams, 15 Peo…
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Governor Kathy Hochul Signs Into Law the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 19th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Governor Kathy Hochul Sig…
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New York City Council Passes Resolution Calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 18th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY New York City Council P…
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Interfaith Letter to Governor Kathy Hochul Demanding She Immediately Sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill Into Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 18th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Statewide Coalition of…
