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RELEASE: Senate Confirms Alexander Dockery as Commissioner on State Commission of Correction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 4th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Senate Confirms Alexander…
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RELEASE: Statement from the Katal Center on the FY 2027 Executive Budget Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Bluesky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from the Katal…
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RELEASE: Formerly Incarcerated People & Families Meet with the Hochul Administration to Demand She Appoint Reform-Oriented Commissioners to the State Commission of Correction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Today, Formerly Incarcerated People &…
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ADVISORY: Wednesday, May 27th –Formerly Incarcerated People & Families Head to the State Commission of Correction In Response to the Canceling of the May Monthly Meeting
**MEDIA ADVISORY** May 26, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Wednesday, May 27th: Formerly Incarcerat…
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2nd Incarcerated Person Dies at Rikers in less than 24 Hours
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY 2nd Incarcerated Person Dies at…
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3rd Death in DOC Custody Under Mayor Mamdani
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 18th, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY 3rd Death in DOC Custody Under…
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Governor Hochul Must Fully Fund and Staff Independent Oversight Agencies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 15, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Luke Sikinyi: LukeS@rightsandrecovery.org • 518-703-0264 Follow on socials @KatalCenter &…
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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…
