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  June 09, 2021 NYC.gov

  NYC Board of Correction Votes to end Solitary Confinement in City’s Jails

  The New York City Board of Correction, an independent oversight board for the City’s jail system, voted unanimously to end solitary confinement in the City’s jails.

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  June 04, 2021 WCNY

  Outreach encouraged, as COVID-19 vaccination rates lag in NY prisons

  Andre Ward, a co-founder of the COVID Justice Coalition, calls out the Cuomo administration for not doing enough to ensure incarcerated New Yorkers are getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and calls on the state to increase vaccine data transparency.

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• May 26, 2021 PDF

  CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES DEMAND CHANGES TO VACCINATION PROCESS IN NEW YORK STATE PRISONS

  In a letter to Governor Cuomo, the “COVID Justice Coalition" also calls for transparency on vaccination data

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  May 13, 2021 Queens Ledger

  Digital training for the formerly incarcerated

  The Fortune Society is joining the Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry program, an initiative to provide free digital skills and job readiness training to formerly incarcerated individuals.

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  May 12, 2021 NYC.gov

  NYC Mayor de Blasio Appoints Vincent Schiraldi as Commissioner of the Department of Correction

  Mayor de Blasio today appointed Vincent Schiraldi as Commissioner of the Department of Correction, building on his decades-long career in public service and criminal justice reform. Featuring quotes from Fortune Executive Vice President Stanley Richards.

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