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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice @katalcenter.org · Dec 20
We won!

Gov. Hochul Signs Jail + Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill, Which Includes Overhauling State Commission on Correction

Coalition of More Than 160 Community, Advocacy, and Faith-based Organizations Across NY Fought for this Victory

Here's the press release:
Governor Kathy Hochul Signs Into Law the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill, - Katal Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 19th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: [email protected] • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers
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Join us tomorrow, Friday, Jan 23rd, at 4Pm, to participate in the ICE Out For Good March and Rally at Union Square!

We join organizers on the ground in Minnesota in solidarity for a national “Day of Truth and Freedom” as they face ruthless ICE violence & occupation.

RSVP here: katal.info/ICEOut
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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New Yorkers honored Dr King's legacy by recommitting themselves to his dream for America. ICE's racial profiling is incompatible with any notion of equality and freedom that the civil rights movement fought so hard for.
https://www.amny.com/nation/mlk-day-brooklyn-bridge-march-ice-01192026/
MLK Day: Hundreds march across Brooklyn Bridge demanding end to ICE and rise of tyranny in America – amNewYork
MLK Day saw hundreds of people march across the Brooklyn Bridge on a frigid Monday morning to not only honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, but also
www.amny.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Mayor Mamdani reactivate the "Just Home Project" which includes 58 units of supportive housing for New Yorkers leaving Rikers with complex medical conditions.

NYC needs more of these types of services & resources for returning citizens. #ShutRIkers #CutShutInvestNY

gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Mamdani reverses City Hall’s opposition to Bronx supportive housing project
The Adams administration had urged the City Council to not approve it, citing opposition from local residents.
gothamist.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Instead of working with ICE to further criminalize immigrants, DOC should be working to Shut Down Rikers.

A man was set to be released from Rikers but, the DOC handed him directly to ICE agents without legal due process.

No ICE on Rikers and #ShutRikers

www.amny.com/news/city-tr...
DOC transfers person directly to ICE custody without judicial warrant, violates sanctuary city law, attorneys say – amNewYork
Days before the man was set to be released from Rikers Island, the DOC handed him directly to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — without the legally
www.amny.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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The recording from our "Webinar on Rikers Island and Mental Health" report is now live on the webpage - along with the Microsoft PowerPoint and a link to the report. #ShutRikers

We had up to 250 people watching live at one point!

datacollaborativeforjustice.org/event/rikers...
Rikers Island and Mental Health: Data, Lived Experience, and Community-Based Alternatives - Data Collaborative for Justice
As New York City works toward its mandate to close Rikers Island, addressing the mental health needs of people in the jail system remains a defining challenge—and a critical opportunity for reform. On...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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thenyic.bsky.social
Shipping people from "Processing Facilities" to "Warehouses" like parcels 📦 is just human trafficking with more steps.

Is this the infrastructure we want to invest in? 💸
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/14/chester-dhs-ics-detainee-lockup-jail/
ICE Opening Huge Lockup 50 Miles North of New York City
The coming “processing facility” is already triggering protests upstate.
www.thecity.nyc
January 15, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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#ShutRikers
hellgatenyc.com Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 7d
Morning Spew for Night Owls—As the federal judiciary dawdles, and the DOC runs interference, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now officially on the clock to end the horrors in New York City's jail system.
Rikers Island Is Still Hell On Earth
Mayor Mamdani must do something about it—plus more stories for your Thursday.
hellgatenyc.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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As Rikers population continues to grow, people who demonstrates mental health needs are being neglected.

Join the Data Collaborative for Justice and us today, at 1pm for a webinar examining effective community-based jail diversion strategies and more!

RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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For decades, New Yorkers, including our members, have experienced deadly conditions at Rikers. #ShutRikers

Nearly six years after the city’s watchdog warned the DOC paper logbooks were unreliable; investigators found hundreds of violent incidents inside of them.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/13/r...
Paper to Pixels: DOC Tests Digital Logbooks Years After Watchdog Rebuke
The New York City Department of Correction has begun piloting an electronic record system after investigators found handwritten logs masked hundreds of violent incidents.
www.thecity.nyc
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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"Rikers Island still mired in violence as receivership looms"

The Recent Federal Monitor report underscores why a “Remediation Manager” is needed to work expeditiously to reduce violence, save lives, and advance closure efforts at Rikers Island. #ShutRikers

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Rikers Island still mired in violence as receivership looms — Queens Daily Eagle
Violence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the jails.
queenseagle.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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As conditions at Rikers continue to plumet, the mental health needs of incarcerated people demand urgent attention! #ShutRikers

Join the Data Collaborative for Justice and us tomorrow at 1pm for a public webinar examining mental health needs at Rikers.

RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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New York’s prisons conditions remain dire for incarcerated people.

@salazarsenate.bsky.social released a report Monday showing incarcerated people being regularly neglected and abused while CO's face no wrongdoing for misconduct or alleged criminal violations.

www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Senator: NY prisons need an 'emergency' overhaul amid dire conditions
State Sen. Julia Salazar released a report Monday that asserts conditions in New York's prisons remain dire, with inmates regularly neglected and abused.
www.timesunion.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Another tragic and preventable death occur in NY State Jails.

New in @timesunion.com: A woman being held in Clinton County Jail was found allegedly incoherent, and covered in her own feces and urine for several days before she died on Jan. 2.

www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Witness describes a 'cold-hearted' death in a North Country jail
A 46-year-old woman who was being held in Clinton County jail on a misdemeanor drug charge was allegedly incoherent and covered in her own feces and urine for days before she died on Jan. 2.
www.timesunion.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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New in @themarshallproject.org on @governor.ny.gov signing the Prison Oversight bill.

"The entire oversight burden of reform now falls squarely on her shoulders because she chose not to give the Assembly & Senate appointments," said @yonahzeitz.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/10/n...
New York Prisons Are Getting More Cameras. Will It Make Them Safer?
The state plans to install cameras in “blind spots,” following two high-profile prisoner deaths and extensive reporting about abuse by guards.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Join the Data Collaborative for Justice and us on January 15th at 1pm for our webinar exploring findings from our joint report on "Rikers Island and Mental Health".

We will explore strategies capable of advancing de- carceration, data and more! #ShutRikers

RSVP:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Join us for today’s #NYCJReformCall at noon!

We'll hear from:
◾Artie Malkin, Malkin & Ross
◾Isabella Seda, NewHour
◾Victor Pate & Scott Paltrowitz, @haltsolitary.bsky.social ◾Lily Shapiro & Reggie Chatman, Raise the Age Coalition
◾Cassandra Bocanegra, @thenyic.bsky.social

RSVP: katal.info/newyork
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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thenyic.bsky.social
Join us tonight at Foley Square, NYC at 6pm!
50501movement.bsky.social 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 15d
Emergency rally TONIGHT in NYC responding to ICE’s murder—Foley Square 6pm

“We stand in solidarity with rapid responders in Minneapolis and the communities across the country who are choosing to build a movement grounded in love, solidarity, and unity.”
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
@thenyic.bsky.social
EMERGENCY RALLY IN RESPONSE TO ICE KILLING OF MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTER WEDNESDAY, JAN 7, 6PM FOLEY SQUARE, NYC HANDS OFF NYC
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Ensuring that local law enforcement will not collude with ICE makes everyone safer.

@governor.ny.gov pass New York for All! 🗽

#NewYorkforAll #NewYork4All #NY4All
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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📢 WEBINAR: Rikers Island and Mental Health: Data, Lived Experience, and Community-Based Alternatives.

Join us next week, Jan 15th at 1pm with Data Collaborative for Justice on examining mental health needs at Rikers and pathways to community-based diversion!

RVSP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Join us tomorrow, January 8th at 12pm for our monthly NY Criminal Justice Reform Call.

RSVP here: katal.info/newyork

Today marks the first day and official start of the 2026 legislative session in Albany! On tomorrow call will cover what to expect for this year legislative session. #NYCJReformCall
January 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Rikers is one of NYC largest mental health facility —yet it was never built to provide care. #ShutRikers

Join Data Collaborative for Justice and us on Thurs, Jan 15, at 1pm for a public webinar featuring our new report examining mental health needs at Rikers.

RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Solitary confinement is torture & must be ended in NYC. For years, Adams skirted the law & exposed incarcerated people to profound harm. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social must swiftly end solitary confinement & get the city back on track to shut down Rikers. #ShutRikers
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/06/r...
Mamdani Renews Rikers Emergency, For Now
For the first time since 2021, a mayor acknowledged that repeated emergency extensions lacked a path to compliance with the city’s own laws — ordering correction officials to come up with a plan for a...
www.thecity.nyc
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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As the new year begins, NYS prison system remains in crisis for incarcerated people.

@nysfocus.bsky.social in partnership with Columbia Journalism Investigations, have found NYS conviction integrity units failed to support innocence claims later upheld by the courts.

nysfocus.com/2025/12/23/n...
Over 50 Incarcerated New Yorkers Wrote to Us About Their Innocence…
The letters paint a picture of a CIU process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers.
nysfocus.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Join us this Thursday, January 8th at 12pm for our monthly NY Criminal Justice Reform Call.

RSVP here: katal.info/newyork

We’ll hear from various organizers leading campaigns to reform New York’s criminal legal system and their priorities for this year 2026 legislations session. #NYCJReformCall
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
katalcenter.org
We won!

Gov. Hochul Signs Jail + Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill, Which Includes Overhauling State Commission on Correction

Coalition of More Than 160 Community, Advocacy, and Faith-based Organizations Across NY Fought for this Victory

Here's the press release:
Governor Kathy Hochul Signs Into Law the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill, - Katal Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 19th, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz: [email protected] • 347-201-2769 Follow on socials @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers
katalcenter.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM