Our new mental health report features below 4 case studies highlighting the trauma, dehumanization, & lack of treatment that people with mental health diagnoses faced while incarcerated at Rikers. See an excerpt of our member Danielle’s testimony below. #ShutRikers katalcenter.org/2025/11/repo...

From 2020-to-2025, NYC saw a significant jail increase & the fraction of the jail population receiving mental health services climbed from 44% to 60%, & those diagnosed with a serious mental illness rose from 17% to 22%. #ShutRikers See our new report to learn more: katalcenter.org/2025/11/repo...

Pregnant women who are jailed, often for petty crimes, are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain and into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors, according to an investigation from @bloomberglaw.com and NBC News.

The recent death this morning of a man incarcerated at Rikers shows the crisis in NY jails and prisons continue to worsen. With only 41 days left, We urge everyone to take this action tool here to contact @governor.ny.gov & demand she sign Prison Oversight Omnibus bill into law : katal.info/hochul

"Death Toll At Rikers Continues to Rise, Following At Least the 13th Death this Year, As Key Jail and Prison Oversight Legislation Awaits Gov. Hochul’s Signature" This morning, news broke that a man held at Rikers died overnight after a medical episode. #ShutRikers katalcenter.org/2025/11/rele...

Check out our most recent bi-weekly New York Update. Here's what's included: ◾Gov. Hochul: Sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Bill ◾November NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Recap ◾Katal in the News ◾Inspiring Resistance This Week and more! katalcenter.org/2025/11/kata...

There are only 42 days left for @governor.ny.gov to sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Omnibus bill into law. We urge everyone to take this action tool here to contact @governor.ny.gov & demand she sign the bill into law: katal.info/hochul

New in @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social: "Lawmakers: DOCCS pressuring Hochul to erode prison oversight bill" As DOCCS urges Gov. Hochul to dilute the Omnibus Corrections Oversight Bill, lawmakers continue to pressure the governor to sign the bill as-is. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Rikers is the largest mental health facility in NY -- a dire situation. Yesterday, we released a new report w/the Data Collaborative for Justice on how to address the crisis. Rikers Island and Mental Health: Pathways Toward Community-Based Diversion and Jail Population Reduction. #ShutRikers

Rikers is the largest mental health facility in NYC, and the jail population is going up. Today, in partnership w/ Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay, we released a new report w/updated data, lived-experience insights, & diversion strategies to reduce reliance on jail. #ShutRikers

RELEASE: Today, we released a new report with the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay, titled "Rikers Island and Mental Health: Pathways Toward Community-Based Diversion and Jail Population Reduction." Check out the press release & report here: katalcenter.org/2025/11/rele... #ShutRikers

Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi was brutally murdered by CO's at NY Prisons and Imam Abdallah Hadian recently took his life at Mary Corrections Facility. With Jails and prisons across New York in crisis @governor.ny.gov needs to increase oversight & accountability.

New in @thecity.nyc by @reuvenblau.bsky.social : "City Pays $4M to Rikers Detainee After His Five Rape Claims Were Ignored" Despite multiple reports, surveillance footage and pleas for help, the DOC brushed aside Terrence allegations five times in a row. #SHUTRIKERS www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/18/r...

Good. Without the Protect Our Courts Act, immigrant New Yorkers do not have equal access to justice. Our legal system can't function when people are too scared to step through courthouse doors.

New in @gothamist.com by @joehong.bsky.social: Adams administration failed to investigate reports of sexual misconduct in city jails before current/former people incarcerated filed lawsuits stating they were sexually abused by CO's at the women's jail on Rikers Island. gothamist.com/news/nyc-beg...

New in @gothamist.com by @ryankost.bsky.social: "NYC schools falling short on education for youth in detention, new report finds". @afcnewyork.bsky.social report finds the DOE has failed to report key data on educational services to youth in juvenile detention. gothamist.com/news/nyc-sch...

Jails and prisons across New York are in crisis, & a package of bills to increase oversight & accountability awaits @governor.ny.gov signature. She has 45 days to sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Omnibus bill into law. Take action here to contact Hochul & demand she sign the bill: katal.info/hochul

Jails and prisons across New York are in crisis. With 47 days left in the year, we need @governor.ny.gov to sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill now. Lives are at stake, and there’s no time to waste. Take action to contact Gov. Hochul & demand she sign the bill NOW: katal.info/hochul

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are expected in Charlotte for an immigration operation as soon as Saturday. The community is already organizing to protect people and push back:

New in @nysfocus.bsky.social by @chrisgelardi.bsky.social: "Prison Agency Seeks to Dramatically Narrow Solitary Confinement Law" NY state prison agency seeks to dismantle HALT solitary law by arguing that it doesn’t apply to units where most people are incarcerated. nysfocus.com/2025/11/13/n...

New Blueprint by @haltsolitary.bsky.social & @jailsaction-jac.bsky.social outlines recommendations to address the deadly crises at Rikers. The new administration can and must improve conditions, end solitary, and #ShutRikers. @thecity.nyc @reuvenblau.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/13/r...

Join us for today’s #NYCJReformCall at noon. Lots of updates from Albany to discuss. We'll hear from: ◾Artie Malkin, Malkin & Ross ◾Thomas Gant, CCA ◾Rebekah Hurst, @cidnyinc.bsky.social ◾Olivia Murphy, RAPP ◾Cassandra Bocanegra, @thenyic.bsky.social RSVP: katal.info/newyork

Join us today, Thursday, November 13th, at 12 pm for our monthly #NYCJReformCall. We'll spend time discussing how the results of the Nov. 4th election will impact the upcoming legislative session. We'll also hear from organizers advancing CJ reforms across the state. RSVP here: katal.info/newyork

With jails & prisons from Rikers to Marcy in crisis, incarcerated people face dangerous and deadly conditions daily. Right now, a bill to increase jail and prison oversight is awaiting the @governor.ny.gov's signature. With 50 days left in the year, the clock is ticking for Hochul to sign the bill.

New in @filtermag.bsky.social: "Piece by Piece, FCC Dismantles Its Prison and Jail Phone Call Price Caps" The Federal Communications Commission has released the finalized version of its order regulating the costs of incarcerated people’s communication services (IPCS). filtermag.org/fcc-dismantl...

Join us this Thursday, November 13th at 12pm for our monthly NY Criminal Justice Reform Call. RSVP here: katal.info/newyork We'll spend time discussing how the results of this recent November 4th general election will impact the upcoming legislative session. #NYCJReformCall

Horrible news out of Marcy prison today. We send our deepest condolences to Imam Hadian's family. This death further highlights the crisis plaguing NY's prison system and the need for @governor.ny.gov to sign the Corrections Oversight Omnibus bill into law now. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/07/m...

New in @nyamnews.bsky.social: Reports are showing a huge increase in complaints over NYS DOCCS staff denying prison visits. @governor.ny.gov sign the Omnibus Corrections Oversight Bill into law to ensure the safety of people incarcerated and their families! amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/11...

Right now, a package of bills to increase jail and prison oversight & accountability await @governor.ny.gov to sign them into law. Sign the omnibus package now, Gov. Hochul! Take action here to contact Gov. Hochul and demand that she sign the bill: katal.info/hochul

Check out our most recent bi-weekly New York Update. Here's what's included: ◾Get Out the Vote for the Nov. 4th Election ◾November NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call ◾Inspiring Resistance This Week ◾Katal Quotes of the Week and more! katalcenter.org/2025/10/kata...

Join us next Thursday, November 13th at 12pm for our monthly NY Criminal Justice Reform Call. RSVP here: katal.info/newyork We’ll discuss the upcoming 2026 legislative session, major developments in the criminal justice space and much more! #NYCJReformCall

New in @thecity.nyc by @reuvenblau.bsky.social: A new oversight report on 2025 jail deaths by the NYC Board of Corrections reveals CO's ignored medical emergencies, falsified records and allowed drugs to circulate freely behind bars at Rikers Island. #ShutRikers www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/05/r...

New in @nytimes.com: "Lawmaker Demands Accountability in Bloody Prison Beating Caught on Video." @salazarsenate.bsky.social calls on @governor.ny.gov to sign the omnibus prison reform bill into law to improve accountability and oversight in NY state prisons. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...

This important message is being felt across NYC today. Organized people always beat organized money.

A new proposal would require judges who hand down sentences or make detention decisions to conduct meaningful prison visits annually. The proposed change would be the first of its kind in the nation and mandate hundreds of in-depth judicial visits to state prisons. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/b...

Here are the latest neighborhood-level election results for New York City’s mayor. Take a closer look at how the city’s neighborhoods and boroughs voted here. nyti.ms/4oSFG2i

🗽New Yorkers didn't wait for #ElectionDay this Mayoral Race. Together, we accomplished the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in our state- 735,000 ballots. WOW! Haven't voted yet? Polls are open until 9PM today! Find your poll site here: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

It’s Election Day! Polls close at 9pm tonight and this is your last chance to cast your ballot. This election will determine who is the next Mayor of NYC. Whoever takes office in 2026 will have a critical role to play to #ShutRikers. Find your poll site here: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

Today, news broke about the horrific assault of Ernastiaze Moore at Sullivan Correction Facility & the increasing levels of violence at Rikers Island. We released this statement from our member Kevin Valentine calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign the omnibus into law. katalcenter.org/2025/11/kata...

While more stories of horrific abuse in NY state prisons come to light -- like this report of terrible brutality, in today's NYT -- a reminder that a package bills for prison oversight & accountability await @governor.ny.gov to sign them into law. Do it now, Gov. Hochul! #CutShutInvestNY

Today we held a Get Out the Vote session at the Rosetta Gaston Neighborhood Senior Center in Brownsville. The seniors were fired up and ready to vote for the November 4th election. To find you poll site, go to: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

Breaking New in @apnews.com: "Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown". apnews.com/article/snap...

Five current & former DOCCS employees have been arrested for reportedly defrauding the state's workers' compensation system. DOCCS needs greater oversight and & accountability. @governor.ny.gov should sign the Corrections Oversight Omnibus bill into law NOW. cbs6albany.com/news/local/f...

"Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks" @theguardian.com As Trump carries out his harmful deportation agenda, ICE facilities are seeing a 600% rise in detention lengths as people languish in holding cells. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We're four days away from the November 4th Election. #EarlyVoting is underway and will end on Sunday, November 2nd. With so much at stake in this election, now is a critical time to ensure New Yorkers make it out to the polls and vote. Find your poll site: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

We send our deepest condolences to the families of those who passed away due to yesterday’s floods.

More cops has historically led to more arrests and people on Rikers. There are current over 7,000 people locked up w/roughly 85% awaiting trial. Context: the number dropped to below 4,000 during the peak of the pandemic. The city needs to reduce the headcount to around that number to close Rikers.

Today was the November monthly meeting of the State Commission of Correction. The public portion of the meeting lasted 3 minutes & they once again failed to address any of the crises unfolding in jails & prisons across NY. @governor.ny.gov must sign the omnibus bill into law to overhaul the SCOC.

New in @timesunion.com: "NY joins lawsuit seeking to force USDA to fund SNAP benefits" NY has joined a coalition of states suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking to force the federal government to provide funding for SNAP November benefits. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

New in Queens Daily Eagle: "Mayoral candidates spar over future of Rikers Island." @jacob-kaye.bsky.social lays out the positions of the three main candidates on the question of closing Rikers Island. #ShutRikers queenseagle.com/all/2025/10/...