less is more act, to reduce prison and jail populations in new york, advances through senate crime, crime victims, and correction committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sumeet Sharma, ssharma@katalcenter.org | (646) 591-9483 Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Less Is More Act, To Reduce Prison and Jail Populations in New York, Advances Through Senate Crime, Crime Victims, and Correction Committee Legislation Limiting the Reincarceration of People on Technical Parole Violations is Supported by Nearly 230 Groups, Plus Law Enforcement ALBANY, […]
supporting letter – less is more act
New York Officials and Community Organizations Call for Passage of the Less is More Act (S.1343C – Benjamin / A.5493B – Mosley) Download the full Less Is More Act Supporting Letter here. New York reincarcerates more people on parole for technical violations like missing an appointment with a parole officer, being late for curfew, or […]
advisory – monday: family members of incarcerated people & community groups to hold protest at the governor cuomo’s nyc office, demanding the legislature and governor immediately pass #lessismoreny
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kenyatta Thompson, kthompson@katalcenter.org | (860) 937-6094 Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #LessIsMoreNY Monday: Family Members of Incarcerated People & Community Groups to Hold Protest at the Governor Cuomo’s NYC Office, Demanding the Legislature and Governor Immediately Pass #LessIsMoreNY New York Leads Nation in Incarcerating People for Non-Criminal Technical […]
community groups leading the #lessismoreny coalition respond to columbia justice lab’s racial inequities in new york parole supervision report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2020 Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | 518.360.1534 Community Groups Leading the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition Respond to Columbia Justice Lab’s Racial Inequities in New York Parole Supervision Report Report Explores How New York’s Parole System Disproportionately Harms People of Color, Albany Must Act and Pass #LessIsMoreNY The new report from the Columbia Justice Lab, Racial […]
advisory – directly impacted community members, advocates of parole reform, and lawmakers to convene at nyu law for parole and mass incarceration forum
MEDIA ADVISORY Monday, February 17, 2020 Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | (518) 360-1534 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter #LessIsMoreNY Directly Impacted Community Members, Advocates of Parole Reform, and Lawmakers to Convene at NYU Law for Parole and Mass Incarceration Forum Forum Focused on Advancing Solutions to New York State’s Problem of Reincarceration for Technical Violations of Parole […]
2020 state of the state – statement by katal center for health, equity, and justice’s policy director, erin corbett
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | 518.360.1543 2020 State of the State: Statement by Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice’s Policy Director, Erin Corbett Governor Must Prioritize Advancing Criminal Justice Reform and Passing the #LessIsMoreNY Bill “For advocates of reform and communities impacted by the war on drugs […]
#lessismoreny coalition applauds the new york state bar association for supporting robust parole reform
#LessIsMoreNY Coalition Applauds the New York State Bar Association for Supporting Robust Parole Reform Comprehensive Legislation Will Overhaul New York’s Parole System, Shrink the Jail Population, and Speed Up the Process to Close Rikers Island Albany Must Pass Less Is More in 2020 New York, NY – The Less Is More Coalition applauds the New […]
making sense of the fight over nyc jails
Making Sense of the Fight over NYC Jails By gabriel sayegh Aerial view of Rikers Island, Photo Credit: Associated Press The fight to close Rikers is reaching a boiling point again. Next week, the New York City Council will vote on the land-use proposal for the construction of replacement jail facilities in the boroughs. The […]
opinion: how new york is failing those left behind at rikers island
Opinion: How New York Is Failing Those Left Behind At Rikers Island by Erin Corbett and Keith Brown Rikers, as usual, is in the news. From the calls for New York to move towards true decarceration by closing Rikers, to the heated public discourse surrounding the plans to open smaller, borough jails , Rikers has permeated and pierced […]
advisory – new york state criminal justice reform groups to hold justice rally on juneteenth at the capitol to demand immediate action
ADVISORY June 19th, 2019 Contact: Yan Snead, ysnead@katalcenter.org | 518.360.1534 New York State Criminal Justice Reform Groups to Hold Justice Rally on Juneteenth at the Capitol to Demand Immediate Action Albany, NY: As the session comes to a close, critically important issues necessary to be addressed in order to end mass incarceration and advance the cause […]
