In the Media
This is a compilation of the press releases, statements, testimonies, and op-eds related to the Shut Rikers campaign.
For press inquiries, please contact Yonah Zeitz at yonah@katalcenter.org or (347) 201-2768.
Press Releases / Statements / Testimonies
July 16, 2024 | Crisis and Mismanagement Worsen at City Jails as Another Person Dies in Custody
July 9, 2024 | Rally to Shut Rikers
June 12, 2024 | With Jails from Buffalo to New York City in Crisis, Bill to Strengthen Jail Oversight Falters in Albany
June 8, 2024 | Bill to Increase Jail Oversight Falls Short in the Assembly
June 6, 2024 | New York State Senate Passes (S5877A) on Final Day of Session
June 6, 2024 | Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee
May 30, 2024 | Bill to Expand the State Commission of Correction (A5709A) Advances through the Assembly’s Correction Committee
May 17, 2024 | Katal Testifies at DOC Budget Hearing
May 16, 2024 | Katal Center Responds to Adams Administration Statement About Rikers
March 28, 2024 | Mayor Adams Finally Appointments Two New Commissioners to Dormant Local Conditional Release Commission
March 26, 2024 | Under Mayor Adams, Crisis Worsens at City Jails as Another Person Dies in Custody
March 21, 2024 | Statement from the Katal Center on Today’s City Council Budget Hearing on Mental Health
March 8, 2024 | Statement from the Katal Center on Budget Hearing Held by the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice
March 8, 2024 | Katal Testimony — Committee on Criminal Justice Preliminary Budget Hearing FY 2025
March 6, 2024 | NYC Public Advocate, with Support from the Chair of the Committee on Criminal Justice, Re-Introduces Council Resolution 183
January 30, 2024 | Katal Applauds the New York City Council for Overriding Mayor
January 30, 2024 | Katal Joins Community Organizations to Demand City Council Override Mayor Adams’s Vetoes
January 24, 2024 | Community Groups Protest State of City Address
January 22, 2024 | 2nd Death at Rikers Island Jail Complex in a Few Weeks
January 4, 2024 | Another Detained Person Dies at Rikers Island Jail Complex
December 15, 2023 | Federal Court Holds Mayor Adams’s Dept. of Correction in Contempt As Receivership Looms
December 15, 2023 | Katal Center responds to Op-Ed by Mayor Adams and Judge Jonathan Lippman about Closing Rikers
December 14, 2023 | Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Rally To Call for Federal Courts to Take Over Rikers
December 11, 2023 | Testimony for Committee on Finance Oversight Hearing
December 4, 2023 | Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Grows
Nov. 30, 2023 | Testimony For NYC City Council Committee On Criminal Justice Oversight Hearing – Alternatives To Detention And Incarceration In New York City
Oct. 5, 2023 | Another Person Dies While Detained At Rikers Island Jail Complex
Aug. 22, 2023 | Yet Another Person Dies While Detained At Rikers Island Jail Complex
July 23, 2023 | Yet Another Human Being Dies While Detained At Rikers Island Jail Complex
Jul. 7, 2023 | Another Person Dies In DOC Custody – The 2nd Death This Week And The 24th Death In City Jails Under Mayor Adams
Jun. 13, 2023 | As Federal Court Holds Hearing On Crises At Rikers, Community Groups And Elected Officials Hold Protest To Demand Immediate Action
Jun. 7, 2023 | Citywide Elected Officials And Community Groups Rally Outside Rikers To Call For Closure Of Jail Complex
May 31, 2023 | Another Person Dies At Rikers– 22nd Death In City Jails Under Mayor Adams
May 30, 2023 | Federal Monitor For Rikers Island Sounds Alarm In Scandalous New Report
May 22, 2023 | Katal Join With Immigrants Rights Organizations To Reject Mayor Adams’s Proposal To House Asylum Seekers At Rikers
May 17, 2023 | Another Person Dies At Rikers, The 21st Death In City Jails Under Mayor Adams
May 2, 2023 | Katal Opposes Bail Reform Rollbacks In Budget Bill
Mar. 30, 2023 | Directly Impacted People And Families Rally In Albany To Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Proposal To Roll Back Bail Reform
Mar. 23, 2023 | Statement From The Katal Center On Budget Hearing Held By The New York City Council Committee On Criminal Justice
Mar. 23, 2023 | Katal Testimony At City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing: Committee On Criminal Justice
Feb. 28, 2023 | Community Groups, Impacted People, And Families Rally To Protect Bail Reform And Close Rikers
Feb. 6, 2023 | The Crisis On Rikers Continues– Another Person Dies At Notorious Jail Complex
Jan. 25, 2023 | Katal Responds To Mayor Adams Removing Protections And Skirting Transparency On Rikers
Dec. 13, 2022 | Rally To Close Rikers
Dec. 12, 2022 | 19th Death On Rikers This Year
Nov. 18, 2022 | Katal Responds To Federal Court Ruling On Receivership
Nov. 17, 2022 | Rikers Is In Crisis Rally
Oct. 22, 2022 | 17th Person Incarcerated At Rikers Dies This Year
Sept. 14, 2022 | Rikers In Crisis– Another Person Dies At Notorious Jail Complex
Aug. 15, 2022 | Another Person Dies At Rikers– 12th Death This Year
Jun. 21, 2022 | Another Person Dies At Rikers– 2nd Death Within 24 Hours
Op-eds
June 6, 2024 | Katal Op-Ed in The Amsterdam News: Mayor Adams Talks About Closing Rikers While Working to Keep it Open
June 3, 2024 | Katal Op-ed in the NY Daily News: NYS must boost its prison watchdog
Sept. 28, 2023 | Rikers Must Be Shut Down. Until Then, A Federal Receiver May Help Save Lives
Jul. 28, 2023 | Eric Adams Has Failed. It’s Time For A Federal Receiver To Take Over At Rikers
Nov. 18, 2022 | Rikers Crisis Demands Federal Receiver
Sept. 7, 2022 | We Don’t Need A ‘Plan B,’ Mayor Adams; New York City Needs You To Shut Rikers Down
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