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  November 10, 2022 American Theatre

  ‘Shared Sentences’: Families Doing Time Together on the Outside

  Centered around the members of the fictional United Prison Families (UPF) support group, the play is inspired by the experiences of real-life members of Prison Families Anonymous.

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  November 09, 2022 Gothamist

  Incarcerated New Yorkers lose access to free electronic tablets, a critical lifeline

  “What I would've imagined, if [DOC] wanted to go with another vendor, you would've had some kind of transition plan,” Richards. “Pulling tablets I could imagine didn’t go so well.”

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  November 02, 2022 The Chief

  Good jobs are foremost component of successful reentry

  Employment is a key component of successful reentry, advocates contend. City Council legislation would give inmates on Rikers Island and other city jails the ability to take qualifying exams for municipal civil-service jobs.

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  November 01, 2022 Bronx Times

  Fortune Society sues affordable housing company iAfford over discrimination of tenants with criminal backgrounds

  The Fortune Society is suing iAfford, a company that places tenants in city-subsidized affordable apartments, for discriminating against prospective renters.

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  November 01, 2022 The Fortune Society

  Read our 2020-2021 Annual Report

  Reflect on the milestones we have reached together from 2020-2021 in our Annual Report. The interactive report includes videos, testimonials, financials and impact stats on Fortune's accomplishments in the fiscal year 2021.

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