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  August 17, 2018 Welcome 2 The Bronx

  Opinion: Creating a More Just New York City

  Fortune Executive Vice President, Stanley Richards, writes about how closing the nine jails on Rikers and moving to smaller borough-based facilities – including in the Bronx – is a critical step towards a better justice system.

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  August 17, 2018 The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts

  The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts – Penitence & Politics

  Crime, incarceration and punishment…how do we address the inequities of our penal system, specifically on Rikers Island? JoAnne Page, President and CEO of The Fortune Society, shares her thoughts.

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  August 17, 2018 NY1

  Inside City Hall – Replacing Rikers

  On Inside City Hall, NY1's daily political talk show, Errol Louis interviews Fortune Executive Vice President Stanley Richards about the plan to close Rikers Island and create new borough-based city jails.

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  August 15, 2018 Wall Street Journal

  [Formerly Incarcerated Individuals] Ready to Vote in Coming New York Primary

  Individuals on parole can now vote in New York state, and many are taking their right seriously. Last week in Queens, at the Fortune Society headquarters, about 100 [formerly incarcerated individuals] gathered to meet gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon.

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  August 15, 2018 Gothamist

  Here Is NYC’s Draft Plan To Build Four Jails And Shut Down Rikers Island

  Without much fanfare, on Wednesday the de Blasio administration released its draft plan to build four borough-based jails as part of its initiative to close the violence-plagued facilities on Rikers Island over the next decade.

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