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Katal Center Responds to September Monthly Meeting of the State Commission of Correction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org At its September Meeting, New Y…
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Statement on the NYC Council’s Oversight Hearing On Mental Health Care in NYC Jails
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Bluesky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Statement from…
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RELEASE: 8th Human Being Dies in DOC Custody Under the Mamdani Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 17, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY 8th Human Being Dies in…
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Five-Year Anniversary of the Less Is More Act
**PRESS RELEASE** September 17, 2026 Downstate/NYC Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Upstate Contact: Emily NaPier Singletary – 315-243-5135 – e…
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RELEASE: NYC’s Legal Deadline to Close the Rikers Island Jail Complex Is One Year Away on August 31st, 2027
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 31, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY NYC’s Legal Deadline…
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RELEASE: Another Incarcerated Person Dies at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Incarcerated Person…
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RELEASE: 6th Incarcerated Person to Die in DOC Custody Under Mamdani
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY The 6th Incarcerated Perso…
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Another Tragic Death in DOC Custody
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, July 26, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Tragic Death in DOC Cus…
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RELEASE: NEW REPORT – From 2022-2025, Katal’s #ShutRikers Canvassing Project Canvassed Approximately 200,000 Doors Across NYC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY NEW REPORT: From 2022-2025, Ka…
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RELEASE: Directly Impacted People Respond to Today’s New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 25, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Directly Impacted Peopl…
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RELEASE: Today, the State Commission of Correction, an Independent Oversight Agency for Jails and Prisons, Held Its June Monthly Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2026 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Today, the State Commission of Corre…
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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…
