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Federal Court Takes Over Rikers Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Federal Court Takes…
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Senate Bill 856 (Salazar) Advances through Finance Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Senate Bill 856 (Salazar) Advances through F…
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Federal Court Takes Over Rikers Island, Appoints Independent Receiver to Address Violence and Dysfunction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Federal Cou…
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SCOC Press Conference, 5.28.25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Community Groups and…
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Final State Budget Starts Reform of the Jail & Prison Watchdog Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 8, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Final State Budget Starts Refor…
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Katal Responds to NY Daily News Article on “NYC Mayor Adams exploring abandoning current plan to shut down Rikers Island”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 5, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center Responds…
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Katal Center Responds to the NY Daily News Story about the Adams Administration Exploring Alternative Options for the Sites of the Borough-Based Jails
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 5, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center…
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As the Death Toll Soars and the Jail Population Increases at Rikers, Mayor Eric Adams is Skirting City Law by Completely Abandoning the Closure Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 2, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on BlueSky @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY As the Death…
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Rally Against Mayor Adams’ ICE Office at Rikers
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 10, 2025 Press Contact: Reed Dunlea, rdunlea@nyic.org, 929-923-8863 Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org, 347-201-2768 *Press Release* Advocates, Elected Offici…
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Adams’s Re-Opens ICE Office at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers Community Organizations and Advocates R…
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Another Death at Rikers, the 5th Death in the Last Six Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Death at Rikers, the 5…
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RELEASE: SCOC Press Conference in Albany
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers | shutrikers.org Community, Advocacy & Fai…
