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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice retweeted
The Mamdani administration is renewing a contract with a controversial prison phone call provider that records detainees' calls and wants to use them to build AI surveillance systems.
It's the latest example example of Mamdani-era DOC behaving just like Adams-era DOC.
"...Brooklyn Defenders warned of 'a community surveillance apparatus that reaches far beyond jail walls, sweeping up the families, friends, and communities of incarcerated New Yorkers without their knowledge.'" @BklynDefender
#Securus #Rikers
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“The Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY) supports the right to humane treatment for people who are incarcerated in jails like Rikers Island. That is why we’re grateful to see the creation of this new online portal for incarcerated people and their loved ones to file grievances. People with disabilities are entitled to their disability-related rights even while housed in New York State jails and prisons. We encourage Governor Hochul to appoint reform-minded commissioners to the SCOC this spring who have experience with incarceration and disability.”
'New York’s Jail and Prison Watchdog Now Has a Public Complaint Portal'
Read the full release here: katalcenter.org/2026/04/new-…
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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice retweeted
Earlier, @GovKathyHochul told reporters in Buffalo she plans to announce the changes she wants made to the 2019 climate law this week.
"I think we need a longer runway," the governor said, adding: "We cannot meet (those goals) without prices going up."
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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice retweeted
PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE, a powerful portrait of painting and protest from filmmaker Catherine Gund, continues with more special event screenings, co-presented by @NYWomensFdn & @GCCenterWomen on Tue, 2/18, & co-presented by @katalcenter on Wed, 2/19.
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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice retweeted
Eric Adams Has Betrayed Immigrant NYers
@MaketheRoadAct
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Today at 12 pm, we're joining @MaketheRoadNY, @JFREJNYC, @NYWFP, and others at City Hall in NYC to oppose the illegal and immoral moves by @NYCMayor to target New Yorkers. Instead of working to #ShutRikers, Adams is putting Rikers into service for Trump's authoritarian agenda.
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RELEASE: Groups working to shut Rikers join with ICE Out of NYC Coalition to reject @NYCMayor's plans to bring ICE officers back to Rikers Island Jail Complex. This move by Adams is callous and dangerous. #ShutRikers
See the joint statement here: katalcenter.org/statement-re…
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🚨HAPPENING NOW: Join us now for our February New York Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call. We're discussing the start of the 2025 legislative session and criminal justice reform across the state. #NYCJReformCall
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Join us for today's February #NYCJReformCall at noon! We'll hear from:
◾️Artie Malkin, Malkin & Ross
◾️@CassBP89, @thenyic
◾️Faris Ilyas, The New Pride Agenda
◾️Yung-Mi Lee, @BklynDefender
◾️Yonah Zeitz, Katal Center
Register here: katal.info/newyork
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Now we’re hearing from Yung-Mi Lee at @BklynDefender about ways to fight back against discovery reform roll backs.
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Join us for today's February #NYCJReformCall at noon! We'll hear from:
◾️Artie Malkin, Malkin & Ross
◾️@CassBP89, @thenyic
◾️Faris Ilyas, The New Pride Agenda
◾️Yung-Mi Lee, @BklynDefender
◾️Yonah Zeitz, Katal Center
Register here: katal.info/newyork
Join us on Thursday, February 13 at 12pm for our monthly NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call.
We'll discuss the murder of Robert Brooks, ways to fight back against the attacks on immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities, & more. #NYCJReformCall
RSVP here: katal.info/newyork
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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice retweeted
Register Today for Growing Power ’25 on Sunday, March 9th from 10am-4pm at the Artists Collective in Hartford! Link in bio or visit katal.info/GP25 . Growing Power is Chicks Ahoy Farm and the Katal Center's annual workshop conference where we… dlvr.it/THvbRH
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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice retweeted
This is such an important call to attend given all the crap that has unfolded with Eric Adams and Trump
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Join us tomorrow at 12pm for our monthly #NYCJReformCall. We’ll discuss ways to fight back against attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ+ communities, defend discovery reform, and advance legislation in response to the murder of Robert Brooks.
RSVP here: katal.info/newyork
Join us on Thursday, February 13 at 12pm for our monthly NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call.
We'll discuss the murder of Robert Brooks, ways to fight back against the attacks on immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities, & more. #NYCJReformCall
RSVP here: katal.info/newyork
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“Katal & our partners have been fighting for over two years to get the City Council to weigh in on federal receivership at Rikers. The Council’s letter to the court indicates that our sustained organizing has worked," said @yonahzeitz in @QueensEagle.
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RELEASE: After years of advocacy by directly impacted people and advocacy groups, @NYCCouncil submits a letter to the Federal Court urging that any receiver at Rikers be independent and follow the law to close Rikers. #ShutRikers
See the release here: katalcenter.org/city-council…
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