BUILDING PEOPLE, NOT PRISONS.
We believe in the power of people to change. We help individuals with justice involvement rebuild their lives, through innovative services and advocacy.
TRANSFORMING LIVES AND ADVANCING SYSTEMIC CHANGE.
We employ a “one-stop-shop” model of service provision, offering in-house services to over 8,000 individuals with justice involvement and advocate for alternatives to incarceration.
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The Fortune Society’s mission is to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.
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Getting Past the Label: Fortune’s General Counsel Doesn’t Let Her Justice History Stand In the Way of Her Dreams
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TWEETS
“If Covid opened our eyes to anything, it’s the fact that we can do work differently than ... we’ve done previously and employers are reconsidering some of the restrictions they may have imposed in the past.” - Ronald Day, VP of Programs & Research at Fortune https://thecounter.org/pandemic-hospitality-employers-formerly-incarcerated-fill-jobs/
ATTENTION: Even if you have had COVID-19, you are at risk of getting it again! Natural antibodies do... not provide complete protection; getting vaccinated provides longer-lasting and stronger immunity against COVID-19. Get vaccinated TODAY! https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/
What It's Like at Rikers, According to People who Just Got Out. ... https://www.curbed.com/2021/09/rikers-jail-conditions.html
A 12th person has died in DOC custody THIS YEAR. The 2nd THIS WEEK. This is unacceptable.
We know ... that people with stable housing get released quicker & are less likely to return to jail – so @NYCCouncil @NYCSpeakerCoJo, you can act now: pass #FairChanceForHousing #Intro2047!
"We are heartbroken. This is someone we cared about." -JoAnne Page on the death of Isa Abdul Karim, ... a member of the Fortune Community. and the 11th person to die on Rikers Island this year. https://theintercept.com/2021/09/21/death-rikers-island-isa-abdul-karim-crisis-neglect/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=theintercept
On #NationalNativeAmericanDay, we hope to bring awareness to the poor conditions and neglect that ... runs rampant in tribal detention centers run by the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs. We must acknowledge injustice anywhere. https://www.npr.org/2021/06/10/1002451637/bureau-of-indian-affairs-tribal-detention-centers-deaths-neglect
“He died horribly, and he never should have been locked up. We’re seeing people in the land of ... Covid jammed into intake cells and the showers for weeks with no medical help,” said JoAnne Page, executive director and CEO of @thefortunesoc. https://interc.pt/2W66Pak