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March 30, 2026 City and State

THe 2026 Bronx Power 100

90. Ronald Day
Chief Operating Officer, The Fortune Society

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March 27, 2026 Ithaca Journal

Why NY must invest in higher education in our prisons | Opinion

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March 24, 2026 Patch

Alliance for Positive Change Announces New Board Members

Benjamin Metsch and Jonian Rafti join Alliance Board

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March 02, 2026 Queens Daily Eagle

Library reopens at Rikers women’s jail after overcrowding forced closure

A library at the women’s jail on Rikers Island reopened this week after the resource had been shut down for nearly a year as correction officials struggled to manage a swelling jail population caused by a state prison staffing crisis.

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February 20, 2026 Dwell

Is Dignified Jail Design Even Possible?

New York City’s $16 billion plan to close Rikers Island involves four smaller facilities that tout a more humane vision of carceral buildings. Some activists think that’s an oxymoron.

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