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  May 02, 2018 NY1 Noticias

  ¿Cómo Conseguir Trabajo Tras Salir de la Cárcel?

  Tras salir de encarcelamiento, individuos se enfrentan a barreras numerosas que impide el reingreso exitoso a la comunidad. Via NY1noticias, lea cómo trabajamos para reducir las barreras hacia la reinserción exitosa de individuos con historias de encarcelamiento.

  Individuals with justice involvement face numerous barriers that prevent them from successfully reentering the community. In this report from NY1, learn how we work to reduce barriers for people with incarceration histories.

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  May 01, 2018 Kaiser Health News

  Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For [Incarcerated Individuals]

  Many correctional facilities have embraced telemedicine, using video conferencing to allow incarcerated individuals to see medical specialists and psychiatrists without ever leaving the facility. But some advocates, including Khalil Cumberbatch, our Associate Vice President of Policy, worry about the effects of its increasing use.

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  April 25, 2018 Manhattan Times

  Ready for Raise the Age?

  When Raise the Age legislation was passed by the state last year, it mandated that all 16- and 17-year-olds be moved from Rikers Island and into “specialized” juvenile facilities by October 2018. At a City Hall rally on April 18, advocates said the use of DOC officers will prolong what they decried as the “culture of violence” at Rikers and “transfer the problems from one facility to the next.”

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  April 20, 2018 ArtNews

  ‘Bring Down The Walls’: Creative Time Details Educational and Dance Project Focused on Mass Incarceration

  Creative Time, the New York–based public art nonprofit organization, announced the full schedule for its upcoming program “Bring Down the Walls,” organized in partnership with the Fortune Society, artist Phil Collins, and over 100 collaborators. The project will provide a communal space that serves as a school by day and a nightclub by night.

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  April 05, 2018 The New York Times

  Target Agrees to Review Screening of Job Applicants Amid Claims of Bias

  Target agreed on Thursday to revise guidelines for how it screens people seeking jobs at its stores, a step meant to quell complaints that the retailer discriminates against black and Hispanic applicants with criminal records that can include offenses too minor or old to affect their performance as employees.

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  April 04, 2018 New York City Patch

  The Fortune Society Kicks Off Rooftop Gardening Season in West Harlem

  On Tuesday, April 3, The Fortune Society kicked off its 2018 Rooftop Horticulture Program at Castle Gardens – Fortune's supportive permanent housing on West 140th Street in West Harlem.

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