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  February 03, 2026 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society Appoints Rob DeLeon as Interim President and CEO

  The Fortune Society’s Board of Directors today announced that Deputy CEO Rob DeLeon has been appointed Interim President and CEO, as current leader Stanley Richards steps into a new role as New York City’s next Commissioner of the Department of Correction on February 16. 

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  February 01, 2026 Spectrum NY1

  Stanley 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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