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  April 02, 2017 PIX11

  New report shows what closing Rikers Island means for NYC

  Members of the Independent Commission on NYC Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform shared a stage with district attorneys from across the five boroughs and elected officials at John Jay College to talk about what shutting down Rikers would mean for the city.

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  April 02, 2017 ABC7

  [Formerly incarcerated individual from Rikers] says jail was ‘huge, unmanageable’

  Inside Rikers, the 400-acre facility known to many as 'Torture Island,' is where Stanley Richards [Fortune Executive Vice President] did his time in the late 80s for robbery and drugs. "I was in solitary confinement in Rikers in cells, in dorms. It's huge, it's unmanageable - this work for me is not about work, it's personal," he says.

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  April 01, 2017 The Fortune Society

  Statement from The Fortune Society on the decision to close Rikers Island

  The Fortune Society fully supports Judge Lippman’s recommendations and the decision by the Mayor and Speaker to close Rikers Island.

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  March 29, 2017 NYC Gov

  Mayor de Blasio announces re-entry services for everyone in city jails by end of this year

  Mayor de Blasio announced that by the end of this year, every person in the Department of Correction’s custody will receive re-entry services to help connect them with jobs and opportunities outside of jail, as well as five hours of programming per day during their stay to address vocational, educational, and therapeutic needs.

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  March 29, 2017 Newsday

  [Justice-involved individuals] leaving NYC jails will be guaranteed jobs, De Blasio says

  Every one of New York City’s estimated 8,500 [incarcerated individuals] sentenced to time in city jails will leave with guaranteed, minimum-wage, short-term jobs likes cooks, restaurant bussers, or construction flaggers under a policy by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The aim is to reduce recidivism, he said.

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