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RELEASE: The SCOC is Expanded from Three to Five Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 11th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY On Saturday, May 9th, th…
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ADVISORY – Saturday, May 9th: Key Reforms to the State Commission of Correction Take Effect
**MEDIA ADVISORY** May 7, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Saturday, May 9th: Key Reforms to the Sta…
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At April Meeting, the State Commission of Correction Again Fails to Meaningfully Address the Crisis Unfolding in Jails and Prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 29th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY At Today’s Monthly…
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Mayor Mamdani Opens the Long-Delayed Hospital-Based Therapeutic Beds at Bellevue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Mayor Mamdani Opens the Long…
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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…
