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  May 30, 2023 The Fortune Society

  STATEMENT ON INITIALLY UNREPORTED INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE

  The Fortune Society is deeply troubled by the information about initially unreported instances of violence causing serious injury to people in the custody of the NYC Department of Correction (DOC), as well as one suicide, contained in the Special Report of the Nunez Independent Monitor filed with the federal court on May 26, 2023.

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  May 30, 2023 NYN Media

  Opinion: Cuts to programming that helps people incarcerated at Rikers Island are shortsighted

  Unless you have experienced it for yourself, it’s impossible to know what it is like to be incarcerated on Rikers Island. Imagine being detained pretrial because you simply cannot afford to post bail, which would let you fight your case while living in the community. That’s what it’s like for most incarcerated people on Rikers.

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  May 28, 2023 The Crime Report

  NYC Poised To Cut $17 Million in Community Provided Reentry Programs

  The New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced plans to cut $17 million in funding for contracted community-based providers in favor of in-house services. Advocates and some city council members say the move will jeopardize crucial reentry programs for individuals incarcerated in facilities on Rikers Island and other NYC jails.

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  May 24, 2023 City & State New York

  Opinion: I’ve been homeless and incarcerated. Eric Adams wants to cut services that help people like me.

  Services to help people get housing and reenter society after incarceration should take precedence over maintaining the NYPD budget.

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  May 24, 2023 The Fortune Society

  Andre Ward Testimony for Executive Budget Hearing

  To ensure that the City invests in the entire continuum of services provided by community-based organizations within city jails and in the community.

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