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August 15, 2018 Wall Street Journal[Formerly Incarcerated Individuals] Ready to Vote in Coming New York Primary
Individuals on parole can now vote in New York state, and many are taking their right seriously. Last week in Queens, at the Fortune Society headquarters, about 100 [formerly incarcerated individuals] gathered to meet gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon.
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August 13, 2018 New York Daily NewsAccess to Phones, Toilets Unresolved Months Before Teens leave Rikers for New Bronx Juvenile Detention Center
The city is preparing to move dozens of troubled teens off Rikers Island this fall, but the new Bronx detention facility in which they’ll be housed will in some ways be even more restrictive than jail.
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July 30, 2018 4RFVTBS and TNT CMO Engleman Talks Community Outreach Initiatives for the Last O.G.
Michael Engleman, chief marketing officer for TBS and TNT, has presided over a string of remarkable community outreach initiatives on behalf of the new TBS dramedy The Last O.G., which debuted in April to ratings records for the network.
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July 30, 2018 Broadcasting Cable
TBS, TNT CMO Engleman Talks ‘The Last O.G.’ Community Outreach Initiatives
Michael Engleman, chief marketing officer for TBS and TNT, presided over a string of remarkable community outreach initiatives on behalf of the new TBS dramedy The Last O.G., which debuted in April to ratings records for the network. The initiatives included a comedy fundraiser emceed by Morgan and co-star Cedric the Entertainer that benefited the Fortune Society.
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July 24, 2018 New York Times
Mayor Defends Sending Youths to Jails With Solitary Confinement
Late Monday the mayor defended the city’s practice of “occasionally” sending [incarcerated individuals] who pose a security or safety risk to county jails where they can be held in solitary confinement. JoAnne Page, president of the Fortune Society, commended the mayor’s overall efforts, but criticized this practice.
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July 24, 2018 San Quentin News
Safe Housing Found Essential for Reentry
The solution to New York’s widespread problem of [individuals with justice experience experiencing homelessness] is to provide a safe place to live with support, according to citylimits.org reports. The article points to a program by the Fortune Society in West Harlem for 62 formerly incarcerated individuals.
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