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  May 17, 2023 WNYC

  The Fortune Society’s Ronald Day on WNYC

  Ronald Day, Vice President of Programs and Research at The Fortune Society, appeared on WNYC radio discussing the NYC Department of Correction elimination of $17 million in contracts with non-profit organizations that provided people who are incarcerated at Rikers Island with support services.

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  May 16, 2023 Faith and Leadership

  A partnership rooted in God’s love builds affordable housing in New York City

  The Trinity-Rev. William M. James Senior Apartments is a collaboration offering affordable housing with wraparound services for seniors, intentionally including the formerly incarcerated.

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  May 17, 2023 Queens Daily Eagle

  DOC to slash programming for detainees

  The Department of Correction has told half a dozen organizations that provide services and programs to jailed New Yorkers that they will no longer be contracted to work with the agency come July.

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  May 16, 2023 The Legal Aid Society

  LAS: Proposed Budget Cut Will Make Rikers Island More Dangerous

  The Legal Aid Society is warning that a budget proposal by Mayor Eric Adams to slash critical services for incarcerated New Yorkers will only exacerbate the dire situation in City jails.

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  May 17, 2023 Gothamist

  Mayor Adams cuts classes and re-entry services at Rikers to save $17 million in NYC budget

  The Adams administration is eliminating programs that help detainees get jobs, find housing, stay off drugs, and reconnect with loved ones once they’re released from Rikers Island in order to save $17 million in next year’s budget.

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  May 16, 2023 Politico

  Adams’ budget cuts hit Rikers Island

  New York City’s Department of Correction is nixing a longtime program offering people on Rikers Island and in other city jails 90-minute group sessions on everything from emotional regulation to financial literacy.

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