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  May 12, 2021 PIX11

  De Blasio picks criminal justice ‘reformer’ to head up NYC Department of Correction

  Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed a new head to the New York City Department of Correction on Wednesday, just one day after the previous commissioner announced her resignation. Featuring a quote from Executive Vice President Stanley Richards.

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  April 30, 2021 Black Star News

  Nonprofit, Google partnering on digital training for formerly incarcerated

  As part of Second Chance Month, The Fortune Society (Fortune) is joining the Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry program, an initiative to provide free digital skills and job readiness training to formerly incarcerated individuals.

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• April 29, 2021 Tech Crunch

  Reimagining the path forward for the formerly incarcerated at TechCrunch Sessions: Justice

  Reentering society after having been incarcerated by the criminal justice system can be daunting. Advances in technology and the continued, unchecked march of capitalism place obstacles in paths that can generally be difficult to overcome.

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  April 29, 2021 Next City

  A NYC Reentry Program Offers Formerly Incarcerated People Healing, Dignity Through Meals

  When Stanley Richards was released from a New York State prison in 1991, the only way he knew how to feed himself was with the fried Jack Mack he’d eaten during his four-and-a-half years behind bars for a robbery conviction.

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  April 29, 2021 Tech Crunch

  Google announces career and digital training initiative for formerly incarcerated individuals

  Google today announced the launch of Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry. The initiative — created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), Defy Ventures, Fortune Society and The Ladies of Hope Ministries — is designed to offer job readiness and digital skill training for formerly incarcerated individuals.

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  April 29, 2021 Patch

  The Fortune Society & Google Train Justice-Involved People on Digital Skills

  Grow with Google and Nonprofit Partners Created New Digital Skills Lessons to Serve Unique Needs of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

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