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  May 17, 2018 New York Nonprofit Media

  NYN First Read

  New York City has announced a taskforce to examine how city agencies use algorithms to determine eligibility for social services. The taskforce, which includes Khalil Cumberbatch, Associate Vice President of Policy, is a positive step forward for equity in the city.

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  May 11, 2018 New York Daily News

  Criminal Justice Advocates Push City Council to End Profits From Prisons

  A group of 30 criminal justice activist organizations are urging the City Council to yank all programs that make money off of people in jail. It is signed by groups like the Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Fortune Society and Urban Justice Center.

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  May 09, 2018 Observer

  How New York City Plans to Return $3.5 Million to [Formerly Incarcerated Individuals]

  New York City lawmakers are looking to return $3.5 million in commissary funds to formerly incarcerated [individuals] —money that remains in their accounts in the city’s jail facilities. JoAnne Page, president and CEO of the Fortune Society, comments on the proposed process.

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  May 11, 2018 PAPER

  ‘Bring Down the Walls’ Uses Nightlife to Create Prison Reform Awareness

  PAPER spoke with Amanda Cruz to learn more about her experience with Bring Down the Walls, from recording the cover of the iconic Chicago house track "Love Can't Turn Around," to what it means to bring real experiences and critical conversations about the prison industrial complex to a public forum.

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  May 14, 2018 New York Daily News

  [Carl Dukes] Inspires [Individuals With Justice Involvement] As They Reach End of Sentences

  Carl Dukes, 74, answers letters that incarcerated individuals send to The Fortune Society, and often serves as the first point of contact that participants have with the organization. This video and article tells his story.

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  May 04, 2018 The Art Newspaper

  Frieze New York Diary

  Class is in session this Saturday at Creative Time’s Bringing Down the Walls, a collaboration between the artist Phil Collins and the Fortune Society, which advocates for criminal justice.

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