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Interested in the campaign to limit the incarceration of people for minor technical parole violations and looking for details on how to get involved? Join us tomorrow, Wed., Apr. 21, at 2:30pm -3:30pm for our #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update Call. RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrd--qpjsiHtdzpWS0OgXnBlfbXIpv1

"People shouldn't be incarcerated because of these minor violations, especially as #COVID19 continues to ravage our communities and our prisons and jails." - Katal member Gabriela Vazquez on why she is fighting for #LessIsMoreNY.

With over 5,000 New Yorkers incarcerated for minor technical parole violations, like being late for curfew or missing a parole appt., action must be taken to pass #LessIsMoreNY. Join us Wednesday, 4/28 from 11:30am-1pm for a #LessIsMoreNY Day of Action with the Legal Action Center. RSVP: bit.ly/LIMNY-ACTION

Only 6% of NYC corrections staff took mandated trainings in suicide prevention & only 17% were trained for fire safety. This leaves people at Rikers & other jails with no support during a mental health crisis, or even a fire - New York Daily News. NYC must #CLOSErikers.

NY spends nearly $700 million each year to incarcerate people for non-criminal technical parole violations. A new video explains why this is a big waste and how #LessIsMoreNY will reform parole to help support people. Spectrum News NY1, Nick Reisman, Morejustnyc, Unchained, A Little Piece of Light, Inc. Watch:

Katal member Michael spent a year incarcerated for a technical parole violation - an experience that uprooted his life, made his path toward the successful completion of parole much harder, and disrupted his relationship with his children. #LessIsMoreNY With NY incarcerating more people for minor technical violations of parole than any other state in the country, people like Michael, NY must reform parole & pass #LessIsMoreNY this year. Tell lawmakers to pass #LessIsMoreNY w/ our online action tool at http://bit.ly/LIMNY-CONTACT!

Interested in making some noise for parole reform with #LessIsMoreNY on Instagram? Join us on MONDAY at 6:00 p.m. for our first #LessIsMoreNY Instagram Live with Unchained! RSVP: lessismoreny.org/instagram_live... Watch live: instagram.com/unchainednow Follow us: instagram.com/katalcenter See more

HAPPENING MONDAY: #LessIsMoreNY Instagram Live with Unchained! Join us at 6pm on Monday to raise some havoc on IG for transformative parole reform in New York! RSVP: www.lessismoreny.org/instagram_live Watch live: instagram.com/unchainednow Follow us: instagram.com/katalcenter

Good that Governor Ned Lamont's plan to reopen CJTS to incarcerate migrant children failed. Instead, he should be focus on ending mass incarceration in CT: CUT correctional populations, SHUT more prisons, and INVEST in communities harmed by mass criminalization. #CutShutINVEST.

Our member Robin Lawrence speaks to why parole in NY must be reformed to limit the incarceration of people for minor technical parole violations: 'People on parole have this dark cloud looming over them because they are constantly worrying about every action.' #LessIsMoreNY

Over 20% of the women incarcerated at Bedford Hills prison tested positive for #COVID19 on 4/16 - a 23% rise from the start of Apr. And so far, only 10% of the incarcerated women at Bedford Hills are fully vaccinated. With #COVID19 cases rising, Governor Andrew Cuomo must #FreeThemNowNY.

#COVID19 spread like wildfire through NY prisons, & continues to do so in facilities across the state w/ vaccinations for incarcerated people lagging. John J Lennon tells what it has been like inside Sing Sing prison through the pandemic. #FreeThemNowNY

Happy Sunday! Take a moment to read our first Katal Connecticut Update with details on our Pushing Back on the Reopening of a Youth Prison and our Connecticut BLOC Roundtable Meeting.

Looking for updates about #LessIsMoreNY and interested in taking action to limit the incarceration of people for minor technical parole violations? Join us for our next #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update Call, this Wednesday, April 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm. RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrd--qpjsiHtdzpWS0OgXnBlfbXIpv1

During his briefing yesterday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the CT Juvenile Training School (CJTS), closed in 2018 after years of advocacy from community groups, will not be re-opened 'right now' to detain young people emigrating to the US. While this is a short term win, it underscores why we need to organize so that CJTS is never reopened. Governor Lamont's idea to reopen jails/prisons is immoral & wrong and he must focus on decarceration + investments in impacted communities. #CutShutINVEST

Our member Gabriela discusses the impact parole has had on her loved ones, why parole reform is important, and the need to pass #LessIsMoreNY. To get involved, join us next week on Wednesday, April 21 at 2:30pm for a #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update Call. RSVP: http://katalcenter.org/LIMNY-Update-42221

HAPPENING NOW: #LessIsMoreNY Town Hall with Assembly Member Khaleel M. Anderson Join us for a discussion on #LessIsMoreNY with Tracy Lang from A Little Piece of Light, Inc., Katal member Avion Gordon, Cara Hoffman from The Legal Aid Society Andre Ward from The Fortune Society & more. Register: bit.ly/LIMNY-TownHall-31

While the population of people incarcerated in CT went down because of #COVID19, racial disparities in CT prisons grew worse -- Governor Ned Lamont must take this data as evidence to further CUT correctional populations, SHUT jails & prisons, + INVEST in CT communities. #CutShutINVEST

The shooting of Daunte Wright, during the trial seeking justice for George Floyd & a day after Caron Nazario was pepper sprayed, shows us why we must stand together to dismantle white supremacy in all its forms. #BlackLivesMatter In this interview, Toussaint Morrison, a community organizer in Minnesota, speaks on what it takes to eradicate anti-Blackness & white supremacy in law enforcement, & the deeply embedded racism in the US. As he says, "it’s up to the people."