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 7,000 individuals with justice involvement and advocate for alternatives to incarceration.
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You can help promote successful reentry from incarceration and promote a fair, humane, and truly rehabilitative justice system.
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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Thank you to @GbengaAkinnagbe from @WeAreLiberated and @innocence for inviting the Fortune community… to see #ToKillAMockingbird on Broadway. The show was a poignant reminder of the criminal justice system’s deep-rooted racism, and the work that remains in addressing it.
“New York should not hold captive the many people who take responsibility for harm they caused, … express deep remorse, served their time, and repent for their wrongs.” — @NYSenatorRivera
Learn how the #ElderParoleAct would help change this: http://bit.ly/2QZ6sJz
cc: @RTA_ARTS People do change. Especially when we learn our own worth. … https://twitter.com/thefortunesoc/status/1217580227402125314
Watch #CollegeBehindBarsPBS now!
All episodes still streaming FREE on @PBS until Jan 25
Catch it … while you can.
#BardPrisonInitiative #CollegeInPrison #PellYes
Learn more about how to view it here:
https://bpi.bard.edu/national-broadcast-premiere/
“I BELIEVE IN REDEMPTION!” Powerful words from Fair & Timely Parole Act champ @NYSenatorRivera … at yesterday’s rally in Albany. 500+ NYers stormed the Capitol to make our demands for redemption clear. Thousands of others across NY believe in it too. We need parole justice in 2020.
A human-centered approach to justice means reimagining the toll of incarcerating elderly people who … have served lengthy sentences. Most experience transformative change in prison and pose no threat to public safety.
The #ElderParoleAct would help achieve this.
No one should be defined by their worst deed, or die in prison because they never had a chance for … parole release. That’s why Fortune supports the #ElderParoleAct, which would help ensure that parole release decisions are based on who people are today—not who they were years ago.
Lots of energy behind the @RAPPcampaign in Albany today. It’s clear that #CJReofrm is not losing … momentum on the ground. Let’s make sure it gains momentum in the legislature. #ReleaseOurElders #ParoleReform