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March 15, 2017 Norwood NewsBronx barriers: knowing your rights
Leviticus Mitchell [Fortune client]’s life could have taken a different turn had he known his rights. Mitchell, who is 22, was just 14 years old when he entered the criminal justice system, arrested on a gun possession charge.
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March 22, 2017 Forbes
A foodpreneur uses a commercial kitchen and local CrossFit gyms to grow a Paleo startup
Another amazing thing about working at a professional commercial kitchen is that they are involved in helping others by bringing in interns from The Fortune Society.
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April 03, 2017 The Normangee StarCity vows to close Rikers
Mayor de Blasio vowed at a news conference in the City Hall rotunda to close Rikers Island within a decade. Mark-Viverito commissioned a report a year ago on the possibility of closing Rikers.
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March 06, 2017 Times Ledger
Weprin, Fortune Society push to keep visitation days in state prisons
State Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) stood with prison reform advocates on the steps of City Hall against the state’s proposal to reduce the number of allowed visitation days in minimum security jails.
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March 28, 2017 NY Daily NewsNew York State prisons to fight contraband smuggling by banning packages for [incarcerated individuals]
The state Department of Corrections plans to bar visitors from bringing packages to [incarcerated individuals] to cut down on contraband being brought inside, the Daily News has learned.
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March 16, 2017 Next CityWhat dip in high school credential means for NYC employment
Stanley Richards [Fortune Excecutive Vice President] was one of thousands upon thousands of people who took and passed the General Educational Development (GED) exam in New York state. It put him on the path to earning a college degree while still behind bars.
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