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  December 28, 2017 New York Nonprofit Media

  NYN Media Buzz: Dec 28, 2017

  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the number of inmates in New York City jails had fallen below 9,000 for the first time in 35 years. Words from JoAnne Page, president and CEO of The Fortune Society, are included in the official statement.

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  December 28, 2017 LongIsland.com

  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Grants Clemency To 61 Individuals

  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued pardons and commutations to individuals impacted by the criminal justice system.

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  December 27, 2017 Queens Gazette

  Debate On Ending Pre-Trial Detention; Cash Bail System

  City and state legislators served as debaters and judges at a debate sponsored by The Fortune Society and the Rikers Debate Project.

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  December 27, 2017 New York City Office of the Mayor

  Mayor de Blasio Announces City Jail Population is Below 9,000 for the First Time in 35 Years

  Mayor de Blasio today announced the New York City jail population has fallen below 9,000, and the City is on track for a monthly jail population below 9,000 for the first time in more than three decades.

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  December 27, 2017 The Official Website of New York State

  Governor Cuomo Grants Clemency to 61 Individuals

  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued pardons to 18 individuals who face immigration-related challenges as a result of previous convictions, pardons to 39 individuals who committed misdemeanors and non-violent crimes when they were 16 or 17 years old and have been crime free for 10 years or more, and commutations to two individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation.

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