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This Sunday at 10:30am and 3:30pm, tune into @NY1’s “In Focus” for a timely discussion on … #BailReform with @cherylwillsny1, featuring out Executive VP @Stan_Fortune and Fortune participant Althea Gibson. #BailReformNY
Thousands of incarcerated New Yorkers are approaching old age. Keeping many of them in prison … without a chance of release is inhumane and has exorbitant costs.
Read more on why it’s time to #FreeOurElders and pass the #ElderParoleAct: http://bit.ly/39B4IMR
THREAD: For #BlackHistoryMonth in 2018, students at Fortune created an African American museum at … our offices that is still displayed today. Over the next two weeks, follow along as we post photos of the exhibits with explanations of the people, events, and issues they feature.
The #ElderParoleAct recognizes that people are more than their worst deed. It would make the … criminal justice system more redemptive and give people aged 55+ a second chance at leading meaningful lives.
Read more from @RAPPCampaign’s Donna Robinson: http://bit.ly/38pyaW1
It was a pleasure starting work with students from @CityCollegeNY! After taking a tour of our Long … Island City offices, they brainstormed ideas for media projects that will help advance criminal justice reform in creative ways. Looking forward to the rest of the semester!
SAVE THE DATE: RSVP is now live for our next all-day advocacy day in Albany on April 21. Sign up now… to join the movement to #FreeOurElders in 2020. Please share widely! http://bit.ly/RSVPApril21
As #TaxSeason2020 continues, we’re thankful for our partners at @SingleStop for coming by to help … our clients and staff with #TaxPrep.
In episode 1 of Fortune’s new podcast, our AVP of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy … @AAWardSR1 describes the need to see beyond the mistakes of justice-involved people and embrace their full identities.
Listen to the episode: http://bit.ly/31jj8yt