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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 Times
Reform 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 Report
After 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 News
Unions 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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May 25, 2018 Gothamist
This Weekend: Fight Mass Incarceration And Dance All Night
Every Saturday in May, Creative Time, The Fortune Society and artist Phil Collins have turned the iconic decommissioned firehouse in Tribeca into a school and dance hall for a project aimed at turning an "unconventional lens on the prison industrial complex." This Saturday is your last chance to participate in the event, called Bring Down The Walls, with a 24-hour mixture of seminars, discussions, and a dance party.
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