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  March 22, 2022 The Wall Street Journal

  MacKenzie Scott Donates $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity

  The gift is one of the largest publicly disclosed donations from the billionaire philanthropist.

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  March 22, 2022 New York Focus

  Loopholes Hobble Hochul’s Proposal on Conviction-Based Housing Discrimination, Critics Charge

  Advocates organizing for similar laws say loopholes in Hochul’s proposal make it “virtually meaningless,” and are encouraging the governor to withdraw the measure.

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  March 21, 2022 LIC Post

  Long Island City Organization Gets $10 Million From MacKenzie Scott of Amazon Fame

  A Long Island City-based organization that helps people who have been incarcerated get back on their feet has received a $10 million award care of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—of Amazon fame.

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  March 21, 2022 Patch

  Jeff Bezos Ex Gives $10M To LIC Nonprofit Amid Bail Reform Fight

  Mackenzie Scott, philanthropist and former wife of the Amazon CEO, channeled funds to a Queens organization fighting mass incarceration.

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  March 16, 2022 Indy Week

  Persons Instead of Prisoners: Durham Commissioners Approve ‘People-First’ Resolution

  The resolution encourages a new way of describing people who have had contact with the criminal justice system.

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  March 14, 2022 Patch

  Fortune Society Unveils 2022 Legislative Agenda

  Fortune's priorities include reforms that protect and support justice-involved individuals in housing, parole, incarceration, and the courts

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