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  May 23, 2023 City & State New York

  Parole bills advance in NY Legislature

  As state lawmakers sort out their end-of-session priorities, parole reform appears to be on the agenda for both chambers.

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  May 19, 2023 News 12 Brooklyn

  Protesters calling on mayor to invest in resources working to close Rikers Island instead of DOC budget

  Advocates and elected officials rallied outside of City Hall on Friday to call on the mayor to invest in community organizations and resources that work towards closing Rikers Island, instead of putting more money into the budget of the Department of Correction.

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  May 17, 2023 Patch

  Proposed Cuts To Rikers Program Providers Pose Threat To Public Safety

  Six nonprofit organizations were shocked to learn that they are facing $17 million in cuts to their Rikers Island programs.

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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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