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June 13, 2018The Fortune Society Receives $487,000 Innovation Grant from OneCity Health
The Fortune Society announced today that it has received a $487,000 grant from the OneCity Health Innovation Fund to implement its project, Connections to Care.
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June 05, 2018 City LimitsMax & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Has a Long Way to Go
In this podcast, JoAnne Page, President & CEO, and Stanley Richards, Executive Vice President, discuss where Rikers closure stands, the enormous problem of the prison-to-shelter pipeline, the interplay between criminal justice and immigration courts, the pros and cons of indeterminate sentencing and the stalled state reforms of speedy trial, bail and discovery.
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June 01, 2018 New York TimesReform the Prison System
In a letter to the editor, The Fortune Society's President and CEO, JoAnne Page, responds to the New York Times' May 21 editorial, “The Right Way to Fix the Prisons.”
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June 01, 2018 The Crime ReportAfter Prison, Coming Home Can be the Toughest Ordeal of All
Prison is often just a stop along the road for individuals who have been struggling with victimization all their lives, says Harvard sociologist Bruce Western. In an event for his new book about reentry, Fortune AVP of Policy, Khalil A. Cumberbatch, and other formerly incarcerated individuals provided insight on their experiences.
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May 25, 2018 New York Daily NewsUnions Set to Sue City Over Move to Staff Corrections Officers at Teen Detention Centers
The city is moving ahead with a plan to staff new detention centers for teens formerly housed at Rikers Island with corrections officers — drawing the ire of their unions and prison reform groups.
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