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RELEASE: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups for March and Press Conference to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Katherine’s Tragic Death
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow online: #JusticeforKatherine | www.katalcenter.org Family Members of…
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ADVISORY – Wednesday in New Britain: Family Members of Katherine Colon Gather with Community Groups to Demand Information and Transparency Related to Death of Katherine Colon
**MEDIA ADVISORY** October 24, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #JusticeforKatherine | www.katalcenter.org Wednesday in New Britain: Family…
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Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 5, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another Person Dies Whil…
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Rikers must be shut down. Until then, a federal receiver may help save lives.
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com www.shutrikers.org Henry Robinson knows what a disaster Rikers Island is. The Brooklyn native was incarcerated at New York City’s infamous jail complex in 2020, at…
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International Overdose Awareness Day March, Vigil, and Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 31, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY 18 New Y…
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Yet Another Person Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet…
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As Federal Court Holds Major Hearing to Determine Control of Rikers, Community Groups and Elected Officials Hold Protest to Demand Immediate Action
**PRESS RELEASE** August 10, 2023 Contact: gabriel sayegh 646-335-2264 | gabriel@katalcenter.org Follow online: #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter As Federal Court Ho…
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Thursday 8/10, 12:30 pm, City Hall
**MEDIA ADVISORY** August 3, 2023 Contact: gabriel sayegh 646-335-2264 | gabriel@katalcenter.orgFollow online: @katalcenter |#ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Thursday 8/10: Major Court Hear…
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Yet Another Human Being Dies While Detained at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, July 23, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another H…
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Yet Another Person Dies at Rikers – the 3rd Death in July and the 25th Death in City Jails Under Mayor Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, July 16, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Yet Another P…
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Dialed In: City Hall Set to Supply Free Phones to People Newly Released from Rikers
By; Reuven Blau via The City Rikers Island detainees fresh out of lockup — including some with serious mental illnesses — will soon receive free smartphones to better connect them […]
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Another Person Dies in DOC Custody – the 2nd Death This Week and the 24th Death in City Jails Under Mayor Adams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 7, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Person…
