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advisory – wednesday: family members of incarcerated people & community groups to hold protest at the connecticut state capitol
Media Advisory Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehindBars Wednesday: Family Members of Inca…
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release: general assembly reconvene for special session, legislation to address covid-19 in correctional facilities absent from agenda
For Immediate Release: Contact: Kenyatta M. Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Follow online: www.katalcenter.org #FreeThemNowCT As Gov. Lamont & Legis…
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release: new data shows increasing pace of incarceration by cuomo admin for technical violations of parole
For Immediate Release: Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org New Data: More than 300 People Sent to Rikers for Non-Criminal…
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RELEASE – GOV. CUOMO AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS END SPECIAL COVID-19 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS COVID-19 IN PRISONS AND JAILS, LEAVING INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN PERIL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Downstate: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Upstate: Emily NaPier Singletary, emily@weareunchained.org | (315) 243-5135 Follow on Twitter #LessIsM…
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release – as ct prepares to re-open, covid-19 explodes in state correctional facilities; over 100 incarcerated people test positive for covid-19 at osborn correctional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Kenyatta M. Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #F…
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NYCLU & LEGAL AID SOCIETY SUE FOR RELEASE OF PEOPLE JAILED FOR ALLEGED PAROLE VIOLATIONS
The New York Civil Liberties Union and The Legal Aid Society Sue for Release of People Jailed for Alleged Parole Violations On April 4th, the New York Civil Liberties […]
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yale: release connecticut’s prisoners? health experts, activists urge “decarceration” to slow pandemic
Release Connecticut’s Prisoners? Health Experts, Activists Urge “Decarceration” to Slow Pandemic by Sayuri Gavaskar, Jeanna Lucci-Canapari via Yale School of Public Health | May 1…
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release – family members of incarcerated people gather at gov. lamont’s mansion for silent protest, call for action in face of pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | 860-937-6094 Online: @katalcenter #FreeThemNowCT #COVIDBehindBars Family Members of Incarcera…
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eyewitness news ct: protesters demand release of women at york to keep them safe from covid-19
Protesters demand release of women at York to keep them safe from COVID-19 Rob Polansky, Mike Savino via Eyewitness News 3 | Posted Apr 23, 2020 NIANTIC, CT…
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advisory – thursday: family members of incarcerated people & community group to hold in-car protest at york correctional institution, call for the release of women in face of covid-19 crisis
MEDIA ADVISORY Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #COVIDBehindBars Thursday: Family Members o…
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release – gov. lamont cancels meeting with family members of incarcerated people & community groups for the second time as calls for action in face of covid-19 crisis intensify
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Gov. Lamont Cancels Meeting with Family Members of Incarcerated People & Community Groups for the Second Time as…
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nbc ct: protesters fight for prisoners to be released because of coronavirus
Protesters Fight For Prisoners to Be Released Because of Coronavirus By Angela Fortuna via NBC CT | Published April 12, 2020 Family members of incarcerated peop…