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June 14, 2026Dismay 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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June 14, 2026
City Watch with Councilmember Sandy Nurse, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
On the January 28, 2024 episode of City Watch on WBAI 99.5 FM NY, hosts Carlos Menchaca and Jeff Simmons talk with New York City Councilmember Sandy Nurse and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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June 14, 2026 Queens Daily Eagle
Mayor restores programming on Rikers months after cutting funding
The Adams administration late Monday announced that it planned to mostly restore nonprofit-provided programming for detainees on Rikers Island.
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June 14, 2026
The Bottom Line for Small Business Featuring The Fortune Society
Rob Walsh, host of The Bottom Line for Small Business on 1010 WINS, featured The Fortune Society in his weekly segment on October 25, 2024.
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June 14, 2026
The Fortune Society co-authored the following statement as part of the ATI/Reentry Coalition about the brutal killing of Robert L. Brooks in Marcy Correctional Facility:
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