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March 06, 2017 Times LedgerWeprin, 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 News
New 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 City
What 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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April 02, 2017 PIX11
New report shows what closing Rikers Island means for NYC
Members of the Independent Commission on NYC Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform shared a stage with district attorneys from across the five boroughs and elected officials at John Jay College to talk about what shutting down Rikers would mean for the city.
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January 23, 2017 The Daily Star
Cuomo clemency decision revives rehabilitation debate
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to grant clemency to a former Weather Underground activist convicted of felony murder in the killings of two police officers and an armored car guard is invigorating debate over whether criminals who've transformed their lives should be allowed to return to society.
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February 22, 2017 CityLab
How one nonprofit breaks the cycle of incarceration
Staffed mostly by [formerly incarcerated individuals], New York’s Fortune Society works to build a safety net for its clients, even before they’re released from jail or prison.
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