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  June 22, 2023 ABC 7 NY

  89-year-old helped pave the way for LGBTQ+ activism

  David Rothenberg is a man who has been a powerful, consistent force in the fight for equality in the LGBTQ community.

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  June 19, 2023 News 4 New York

  Correction Officer Training

  Stanley Richards, Deputy CEO of The Fortune Society, weighs in on training of Correction Officers in NYC.

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• June 15, 2023 Queens Daily Eagle

  Jail oversight board meets amid growing crisis on Rikers

  In addition to conflict within the board, the meeting came after a month of troubling reports concerning the city’s corrections department and two detainee deaths on Rikers Island.

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  June 15, 2023 New York Post

  How I learned to play the piano in prison — with a sheet of paper and my memory

  Chontay Smith taught himself how to play the piano — without a piano.
  The would-be ivory-tinkler was more than a decade into a 24-year bid, back in 2009 at Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York, when he felt the bite of the music bug.

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• June 08, 2023 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society: Building Better Futures Through An Innovative Approach to Housing Development Opportunities

  Organization teams up with FJC to create a Donor Advised Fund to support new supportive housing developments in New York City

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