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January 03, 2015 The Daily BeastHis first day out of jail after 40 years: adjusting to life outside
Smartphones, the Internet, job-seeking. For prisoners released after decades behind bars, the modern world is difficult, confusing, and still better than anything ‘on the inside.’
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November 06, 2025 Center for Court Innovation
Rikers: An American Jail
In June 2018, as part of its "Spaces of Justice" series, Open House New York held a public screening and discussion of Rikers: An American Jail. Listen to a recording of the discussion, featuring The Fortune Society Special Assistant, Barry Campbell.
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November 06, 2025 The Hill
Recidivism isn’t the only measure of progress after incarceration
But how do we know whether incarceration works as intended?
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November 06, 2025
NYers rally for Fair Chance Housing Act
The passage of the Clean Slate Act, which works to automatically seal people’s conviction records after a certain time period, earlier this year was just the tip of the iceberg for criminal justice advocates. They are determined to fight discrimination against formerly incarcerated New Yorkers on all fronts—especially housing.
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November 06, 2025Dismay Grows After City Budget Deal Axes Rikers Rehabilitation Programs
The Fortune Society and five other outside organizations have conducted programs at Rikers since the early 1990s that help prepare incarcerated people to have a successful re-entry once they are released.
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