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  January 05, 2024 Irish Star

  Brand new Irish storytelling night kicks off in New York next week

  The storytelling night will kick off on January 11. Every month will also feature a storyteller from The Fortune Society.

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  January 04, 2024 New York Amsterdam News

  Breaking barriers—a new era against housing discrimination

  After intense, strategic, and fearless advocacy by the Fair Chance for Housing Coalition, the New York City Council voted to pass the transformational Fair Chance for Housing Act on December 20.

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• January 04, 2024 Spectrum News NY1

  CEO of Fortune talks about the future of Rikers Island

  President and CEO Stanley Richards joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Thursday to talk more about the state of city’s jails and his new position.

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  December 30, 2023 New York Post

  7 years in Rikers: Man serves ‘longest sentence’ in the notorious jail

  One of the longest serving inmates on Rikers Island is finally a free man — acquitted of murder charges and living with his mother in Boston — but still faces time in the slammer.

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  December 21, 2023 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society Statement about City Council’s Passage of Intro. 549 and Outlawing Solitary Confinement

  The Fortune Society applauds the City Council for standing for the humanity of people in our city jails by passing Intro. 549 and outlawing solitary confinement.

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