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Press Conference at City Hall Ahead of Vote on City Council Resolution Calling on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Today, Faith and Community Group…
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ADVISORY: Thursday, 12/18: Press Conference at City Hall Ahead of Vote on City Council Resolution Calling on Gov. Hochul to Sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Bill
**MEDIA ADVISORY** December 17, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Thursday, 12/18: Press Conference a…
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RELEASE: State Watchdog Agency Responsible for Jail and Prison Oversight Met & Failed to Address the Worsening Chaos Behind Bars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Today, the State Watch…
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ADVISORY: December Monthly Meeting of the State Commission of Correction
**MEDIA ADVISORY** December 15, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Wednesday, 12/17: As State Prisons…
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RELEASE: Community Groups and People Directly Impacted by Incarceration Gather with Elected Officials at Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office to Demand She Sign the Oversight Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Community Groups and Peop…
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ADVISORY: Tuesday, 12/9: Press Conference at Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office to Demand She Sign the Oversight Bill
**MEDIA ADVISORY** December 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Tuesday, 12/9: Press Conferenc…
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RELEASE: At Least the 14th Death at Rikers this Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, December 7th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Tragic Death at Ri…
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Coalition of More Than 150 Organizations Demand Gov. Hochul Sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 4th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Coalition of More…
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Katal Responds to New Investigation by The Marshall Project on Medical Neglect Leading to Preventable Deaths in NYS Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Investigation by…
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RELEASE: New Investigative Series Heightens Demand for Gov. Hochul to Sign Key Jail and Prison Oversight Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY New York Times Inve…
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RELEASE: 13th Death at Rikers this Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 21st, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Death Toll At Riker…
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RELEASE: New Report on Rikers Island and Mental Health
**PRESS RELEASE** November 19, 2025 Contact: gabriel sayegh, gabriel@katalcenter.org | (646) 335 2264 Sarah Monaghan, smonaghan@jjay.cuny.edu | (929) 452 6436 NEW REPORT: 60% of the Popula…
