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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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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TWEETS
“I’m scared he’s not going to make it. He’s not getting the medical attention that he really... needs, and him not making it home alive, that’s my concern. It’s like he has a death sentence.”
@nytimes exposé on lack of vaccine plan for incarcerated people:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/nyregion/new-york-vaccine-prisons.html
“[Solitary confinement] strips us all of our humanity. It makes us all less human."
ICYMI: Watch... a recording of @CTA_Metro_NY’s #HALTSolitary panel with our Executive VP @Stan_Fortune, @victor_pate & @JMrWright316 from @NYCAIC, and Dr. Stuart Grassian. https://bit.ly/3pkx4Df
Have you ever worried about being subject to a background check? Struggled to find the best way to ... answer questions about your record? Check out our new guide, "Getting the Record Straight: A Guide to Navigating Background Checks" https://bit.ly/3iJjAi1
Incarcerated New Yorkers, victim & survivor advocates, and 25+ lawmakers just launched the ... People’s Campaign for Parole Justice to promote meaningful release opportunities for people in state prisons.
On Jan. 27, join our Advocacy Day: http://bit.ly/jan27-virtual-advocacy-day #ParoleJusticeNY
Missed yesterday's webinar about the urgency of passing the #HALTsolitary Bill? Good news - the ... recording is now live at https://youtu.be/I2vmSjIDj_Q #BlackLivesMatter #incarceratedlivesmatter #CatholicConversations @NYCAIC @thefortunesoc @Stan_Fortune
In case you missed it, our co-founder
@_gabrielsayegh joined @thefortunesoc's @AAWardSR1
on "Both ... Sides of the Bars" this month for a great discussion on where the criminal legal reform world is now and where it's headed. Watch it on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyZvXczLlOw&list=PLGfkTnTp8MgheypBYBNvKXfD1vu5tC67w
Join us Sunday, Jan 24th when @Stan_Fortune @thefortunesoc moderates a panel on #HALTSolitary ... Confinement in NYS.
There are currently 232 women detained on #Rikers, a 39% INCREASE from 6 months ago. Rather than ... traumatizing women, trans & GNC people through incarceration, #NYC needs to invest in their communities & provide the support & resources they need #WhatAboutHer #BEYONDrosies