Catherine (Kate) Ryan, joined PLS in 2021 after receiving her JD from CUNY School of Law in 2020. During her time at CUNY, she interned with the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project, worked with incarcerated clients through the Defenders clinic, and assisted with research on the impacts of gang policing and prosecution in New York City. She is also a partner in Binnacle Books, an independent bookstore in Beacon, NY, and is a founder of the collectively-run Beacon Prison Books Project.