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June 22, 2023 News 12 The BronxPlan to cut reentry programs from Rikers Island budget raises concerns among advocates
A plan that helps Rikers Island inmates transition back into society could soon be at risk, according to advocates.
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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.
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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.
