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April 25, 2018 Manhattan TimesReady for Raise the Age?
When Raise the Age legislation was passed by the state last year, it mandated that all 16- and 17-year-olds be moved from Rikers Island and into “specialized” juvenile facilities by October 2018. At a City Hall rally on April 18, advocates said the use of DOC officers will prolong what they decried as the “culture of violence” at Rikers and “transfer the problems from one facility to the next.”
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April 20, 2018 ArtNews
‘Bring Down The Walls’: Creative Time Details Educational and Dance Project Focused on Mass Incarceration
Creative Time, the New York–based public art nonprofit organization, announced the full schedule for its upcoming program “Bring Down the Walls,” organized in partnership with the Fortune Society, artist Phil Collins, and over 100 collaborators. The project will provide a communal space that serves as a school by day and a nightclub by night.
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April 14, 2018 New York Daily News
Readers Sound Off on Police Discrimination, NYCHA and Night Owls
Khalil A. Cumberbatch, our Associate Vice President of Policy, responds to NY Daily News' April 12 editorial, “What mass incarceration?” He argues that the article ignores the stark racial disparities that continue to exist in police actions.
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April 09, 2018 New York Nonprofit Media
The Formerly Incarcerated Harmonize Through Music at The Fortune Society
The Fortune Society’s monthly jam sessions leverage music to further the re-entry process of formerly incarcerated people.
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April 05, 2018 Job Applicants Enter Settlement with Target Corporation over Discriminatory Criminal Background Screening Policy
Job Applicants Enter Settlement with Target Corporation over Discriminatory Criminal Background Screening Policy
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP have reached a settlement with Target Corporation to resolve allegations that its overly broad and outdated criminal background check policy discriminated against African-American and Latino applicants.
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