AMNY – By Robert Pozarycki and Lloyd Mitchell | June 21, 2025
City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was back at 26 Federal Plaza Friday, three days after his arrest there, to once again observe court hearings for immigrants subject to immediate deportation by ICE.
Lander’s arrest and hours-long detainment on June 17 sparked backlash across the city and country.
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DailyNews – By GRAHAM RAYMAN | Published Jun 12, 2025 |
The City Council voted 51-0 Wednesday to pass a bill designed to expand access to the overdose prevention drug Narcan in the city jails — a response, in part, to the fallout from the 10 OD deaths behind bars in 2022 and 2023.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 11, 2025
Press Contact: Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov
Legislation mandates Narcan access, training, and administration for Corrections Officers and incarcerated overdose prevention kits for New Yorkers upon release
City Hall, NY– Today, in an important step for public health and criminal justice reform, the New York City Council voted to pass Intro 206-B to expand and strengthen overdose prevention measures within city jails.
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**PRESS RELEASE** | Katal Center for Equity, Heath, & Justice
May 14, 2025
Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org
Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutrikers.org
Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Hail Decision of Federal Courts to Take Control of Rikers to Address Violence and Dysfunction
With the Rising Jail Population and Nearly 40 Deaths Since Adams Took Office, Courts Must Work to Save Lives and Advance the Closure of Rikers Island
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Wednesday, April 10, 2025
Press Contacts: Reed Dunlea, rdunlea@nyic.org, 929-923-8863
Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org, 347-201-2768
New York—Today, the ICE Out! NYC Coalition, Shut Rikers Campaign, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Make the Road Action, Bronx Defenders, the Immigrant Defense Project, the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, elected officials, immigrants and people directly impacted by detention at Rikers held a rally and press conference outside City Hall to denounce an executive order issued by the Mayor on Tuesday allowing ICE to establish an office within Rikers Island jail.
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