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  March 05, 2018 New York Daily News

  [Individuals Released From NYC Jails] Leave $3M in Commissary Accounts, Are Not Offered Refunds

  Approximately 180,000 people released from city jails have left funds - totaling $3.5 million - in their commissary accounts, and these facilities have done nothing to actively refund the money.

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  March 03, 2018 Times Union

  Letter: Governor Understands Reason Not to List Names

  The Fortune Society fully supports Governor Cuomo's decision to protect the identities of the 140 people he pardoned in 2016 and 2017. Here are further thoughts about the issue from JoAnne Page, President and CEO.

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  February 12, 2018 Circa

  He Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now, He Has a Job

  Asa Sparkes was arrested when he was 22 years old. After spending a decade incarcerated, he sought out The Fortune Society.

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  January 31, 2018 New York Daily News

  [Incarcerated Individuals] Can Use Free Tablets to File Grievances Against Abusive Officers

  Thanks to a new private phone contractor, all individuals incarcerated in the state of New York will be given free tablets, which will allow them to make cheaper phone calls, send emails, and report abusive officers.

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  January 16, 2018 Pix 11

  After 30 Years Were Stolen From Him, Here’s How Exoneree Mark Denny Lives Life Now

  Mark Denny was wrongfully arrested and convicted of a pair of serious felonies that he did not commit. Now, after spending nearly 30 years incarcerated, he's been making the most of his freedom.

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  January 11, 2018 Teen Vogue

  The Politics of Privatizing Care Packages

  Families will now be unable to send fresh fruits and vegetables to their loved ones in New York.

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