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  July 13, 2022

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY STATEMENT ON THE TENTH PERSON TO DIE THIS YEAR WHILE UNDER CARE OF NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

  (July 13, 2022, New York, N.Y.)–The Fortune Society issued the following statement today after the most recent death of a person in the care of the New York City Department of Correction.

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  July 13, 2022 The Crime Report

  What Will It Take to Stop Inmate Jail Deaths?

  So far this year, we have seen the deaths of ten people who were in or recently released from the custody of the New York Department of Correction (DOC).

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  June 30, 2022

  Three Professional Artists to Work in Partnership with The Fortune Society as Grant Recipients of Creatives Rebuild New York’s Artist Employment Program

  Laura Cerón Melo, Russell Craig, and Jenny Polak along with The Fortune Society announced today that they received an Artist Employment Program (AEP) grant from Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY).

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  June 29, 2022 Patch

  Shuttered Harlem Jail Should House New Women’s Lockup, Experts Say

  A now-empty Harlem jail building should become home to a women's jail being moved from the troubled Rikers Island complex, experts argued.

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  June 27, 2022 This Week in New York

  SigSpace: EMANCIPATED STORIES

  “The Fortune Society is thrilled to be in community and collaboration with Signature Theatre and Quiara Alegría Hudes to help bring this insightful and moving project to life."

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