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October 13, 2026 Nonprofit New York MediaHope to Impact Gala
Fortune Society raised more than $1 million at its annual From Hope to Impact Gala.
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March 24, 2026 Patch
Alliance for Positive Change Announces New Board Members
Benjamin Metsch and Jonian Rafti join Alliance Board
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March 02, 2026 Queens Daily Eagle
Library reopens at Rikers women’s jail after overcrowding forced closure
A library at the women’s jail on Rikers Island reopened this week after the resource had been shut down for nearly a year as correction officials struggled to manage a swelling jail population caused by a state prison staffing crisis.
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February 12, 2026 New York Amsterdam News
Will Mamdani’s new Correction Department head turn around Rikers Island?
Stanley Richards came recommended by others to lead the city’s Department of Corrections (DOC). He was once incarcerated himself.
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February 09, 2026 Queens Daily Eagle
Rikers ‘watershed moment’
New DOC commissioner on reform, safety, and the future of city's jails
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January 30, 2026 New York Daily News
Mamdani names ex-inmate to run Corrections Dept.
Mayor Mamdani announced his appointment of five new city agency commissioners.
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