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  May 11, 2018 PAPER

  ‘Bring Down the Walls’ Uses Nightlife to Create Prison Reform Awareness

  PAPER spoke with Amanda Cruz to learn more about her experience with Bring Down the Walls, from recording the cover of the iconic Chicago house track "Love Can't Turn Around," to what it means to bring real experiences and critical conversations about the prison industrial complex to a public forum.

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  May 11, 2018 New York Daily News

  Criminal Justice Advocates Push City Council to End Profits From Prisons

  A group of 30 criminal justice activist organizations are urging the City Council to yank all programs that make money off of people in jail. It is signed by groups like the Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Fortune Society and Urban Justice Center.

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  May 09, 2018 Observer

  How New York City Plans to Return $3.5 Million to [Formerly Incarcerated Individuals]

  New York City lawmakers are looking to return $3.5 million in commissary funds to formerly incarcerated [individuals] —money that remains in their accounts in the city’s jail facilities. JoAnne Page, president and CEO of the Fortune Society, comments on the proposed process.

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  May 09, 2018 Bloomberg TV

  Supporting Second-Chance Employment Policies

  In this video from the Bloomberg Business of Equality Summit, The Fortune Society participant and Butter & Scotch employee Christina Johnson, Butter & Scotch partner Keavy Landreth, and The Fortune Society President and CEO JoAnne Page speak with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about employment opportunities for individuals involved with the justice system.

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  May 05, 2018 On Contact

  The Struggle to Reintegrate into Society with David Rothenberg and Guy Woodard

  David Rothenberg, Founder of The Fortune Society, and Artist Guy Woodard appear on "On Contact" to discuss the struggle of the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated to reintegrate into society.

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