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.
GET INVOLVED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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.
In response to COVID-19, our Long Island City offices are closed. We’re instead providing most services remotely. Here’s how to access them.
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On July 7 @ 6PM join @CBST & the @BPIBard to discuss #CollegeBehindBars & what it means to ... invest in the people who have been most impacted by over-policing & injustice. We can’t lose sight of incarcerated people as we confront systemic racism. REGISTER 👉🏽 https://congregationconnect.tfaforms.net/388329?tfa_2158=0&tfa_2150=College%20Behind%20Bars https://twitter.com/cbst/status/1278391464779829249
Register now for our moderated panel discussion on Tues July 6 on Ken Burns' “College Behind Bars” documentary about @BPIBard - this is going to be an incredible event! More information and links to watch & learn here: https://cbst.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D4976%26reset%3D1
People have started hunger striking at San Quentin Prison, where there are 1000+ cases of COVID-19. ... We hope leaders will listen to their voices as they protest inhumane conditions, and prioritize the safety of individuals behind bars.
More in @theappeal: https://bit.ly/3im1IZT
🚨STARTING NOW🚨
Today, @NYGovCuomo is slated to enact rollbacks to #bailreform that will ... condemn tens of thousands more NYers to bail and jail.
We demand #NoRollbacks #FreeOurElders, #HALTsolitary #WalkingWhileTrans #ICEoutofCourts
Join us LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=974416493006538
BREAKING: Juan Moreno Haines, an incarcerated journalist and regular contributor to @theappeal who ... has reported on the inhuman conditions prisoners are facing from inside San Quentin as the virus has rapidly spread, has tested positive for COVID-19. https://theappeal.org/san-quentin-hunger-strike-coronavirus-outbreak-california-prison/
Today, @NYGovCuomo is slated to enact rollbacks to #bailreform that will condemn tens of thousands ... more NYers to bail and jail.
Join us TODAY at 10:30 to demand #NoRollbacks & action to #FreeOurElders, #HALTsolitary, repeal #WalkingWhileTrans and get #ICEoutofCourts
Join us in honoring the lives of women who have died from police and correctional brutality. ... #WhatAboutHer? rallies will take place this Friday at 11 am in NYC, Rockland County, and Long Island with @NewHOUR_LI and @WomensCJA: Register for Zoom: http://bit.ly/WhatAboutHerRally
Join us tomorrow at 10:30am for a digital press conference to condemn bail reform rollbacks & ... call on NY's legislature to pass a criminal justice bill package that will reduce the incarcerated population and state violence! https://bit.ly/3il3I4K