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  October 29, 2025 Theatre News

  New documentary champions theatre as a path to redemption inside and outside prison walls

  A compelling new 40-minute documentary, Broadway, Bars, and Fortune, is urging a critical rethink of the justice system by spotlighting theatre and the arts as profound catalysts for change among formerly incarcerated individuals.

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  October 21, 2025 Legal Aid Society

  Youth, Parents, Advocates, Elected Officials Gather in Support of Critical Legislation to Serve Young New Yorkers

  Youth, parents, youth justice advocates, elected officials, and public defender organizations gathered today in the Bronx to share their vision of youth justice and community safety, and call for passage of critical legislation – the #Right2RemainSilent Act, the Youth Justice and Opportunities Act, and the Youth Justice Innovation Fund – which would provide a developmentally appropriate response to young New Yorkers entangled in the criminal legal system.

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  October 14, 2025 Brick Underground

  New law aims to give NYC renters who served time a fair chance at housing

  Nearly 750,000 people in NYC have a conviction record, almost 11 percent of the adult population
  The Fair Chance for Housing Act creates a narrow look-back period for considering criminal convictions

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  October 10, 2025 WBAI

  Jeremy Travis on City Watch

  On the October 9, 2025, episode of City Watch on WBAI 99.5 FM NY, host Jeff Simmons focused on criminal justice issues with Jeremy Travis, president emeritus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and senior fellow at the CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

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  October 10, 2025 The Fortune Society

  Statement on the recently filed brief in Carter v. United States by The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Carter v. United States (No. 24-860).

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