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February 01, 2026 Spectrum NY1Stanley Richards Discusses the Just Home Initiative
The Fortune Society's President and CEO Stanley Richards sat down with Cheryl Wills of NY1 on In Focus to discuss the importance of the Just Home initiative, which will house formerly incarcerated people with serious medical conditions on the campus of Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
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January 31, 2026 NYC Mayor's Office
MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONERS FOR HEALTH AND CORRECTION
Mamdani appoints Stanley Richards to lead Department of Correction, the first formerly incarcerated individual to lead the agency in city history
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January 31, 2026
Fortune CEO/President Stanley Richards Named New DOC Commissioner
On January 31, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, making him the first formerly incarcerated individual to serve in this position.
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January 31, 2026 NYC Mayor's Office
Mayor Mamdani Appoints Five Key Positions
Mayor Mamdani Appoints Five Key Positions to His Administration
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January 31, 2026 Gothamist
Mamdani names jails reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is turning to a prominent criminal justice reformer to stabilize New York City’s jail system and help kick-start a stalled plan to close the detention centers on Rikers Island — all under the eye of a court-appointed manager.
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