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  May 19, 2022 Courthouse News Services

  At pivotal time for Rikers, experts say federal control is best path forward

  "Lives are at stake, both officers and incarcerated people,” said Stanley Richards, a former correction department deputy commissioner who was previously detained at New York City's most notorious jail complex.

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  May 18, 2022 News 12 Brooklyn

  “Skin Deep: Looking Beyond the Tattoos” Exhibition

  Steven Burton, and Barry Campbell from The Fortune Society, discuss "Skin Deep: Looking Beyond the Tattoos" and the importance of humanizing people who have been demonized by society, with News 12 Brooklyn.

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  May 16, 2022 Fox 5 News

  The future of Rikers Island

  Stanley Richards, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at The Fortune Society, appeared on Fox 5 News on May 16, 2022 to discuss the future of Rikers Island.

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  May 16, 2022 West Side Rag

  State Legislation Pending to Ease Conversion of Distressed Hotels to Permanent Affordable Housing

  "The pandemic battered the hotel industry, but has also provided an opportunity to create supportive permanent housing by taking some of the stressed hotels and allowing nonprofits to operate them. The best model for this is the Royal Park Hotel, on 97th & Broadway, purchased by Fortune Society."

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  May 12, 2022 City Limits

  Opinion: Planned Borough-Based Jails are a Chance for a ‘Radically Different’ System

  “Concerns about the creation of ‘mega jails’ have hounded the plans to close the jails on Rikers Island since before the historic vote in 2019. It has served as a useful boogeyman for opponents of the Rikers closure plan, especially in Manhattan. It’s also a fabrication.”

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