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January 18, 2017 CityLimits.orgNYCHA pilot see success allowing residents to return after prison
William Gonzalez, 63, got a second chance. After being convicted of attempted murder in 1987, he spent nearly 30 years in various state prisons before he was released.
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January 11, 2017 CityLimits.orgSome question city’s decision to keep IDNYC documents
Advocates who opposed a policy of keeping documents submitted by IDNYC applicants believe the doubts they raised in 2014 have been validated by the legal fight over destroying those papers before Donald Trump becomes president.
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January 08, 2017 Office of Senator Kirsten GillibrandGillibrand: Homeless domestic violence survivors shouldn’t be invisible
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a new push calling on President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration to direct officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to permanently include homeless victims of domestic violence in its annual count of the homeless population.
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December 21, 2016 The Official Website of New York StateGovernor Cuomo announces first in the nation regulation to prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage to businesses seeking to hire formerly incarcerated New Yorkers
The effort – the first of its kind in the nation – will make it easier for businesses across the state to hire formerly incarcerated individuals upon reentry.
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December 18, 2016 NY1Advocates host holiday party for [formerly incarcerated], families in LIC
One Queens nonprofit is connecting formerly-incarcerated individuals with their loved ones this holiday season and beyond. NY1’s Reena Diamante has the story.
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