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  October 27, 2016 The Washington Post

  ‘Invisible punishment’ hits [formerly incarcerated] people for life; DOJ, HUD fight blanket rental bias

  There’s been a lot of bipartisan talk lately about criminal justice reform. But action is slow. Too slow for Pedro Collazo, dangling in a web of collateral consequences.

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  January 03, 2015 The Daily Beast

  His 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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  June 14, 2026 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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  June 14, 2026 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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  June 14, 2026

  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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