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  February 03, 2026 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society Appoints Rob DeLeon as Interim President and CEO

  The Fortune Society’s Board of Directors today announced that Deputy CEO Rob DeLeon has been appointed Interim President and CEO, as current leader Stanley Richards steps into a new role as New York City’s next Commissioner of the Department of Correction on February 16. 

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  January 31, 2026 NYC Mayor's Office

  MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONERS FOR HEALTH AND CORRECTION

  Mamdani appoints Stanley Richards to lead Department of Correction, the first formerly incarcerated individual to lead the agency in city history

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  January 19, 2026

  Mayor Mamdani Restarts Just Home Supportive Housing Initiative, Reversing Prior Administration’s Efforts to Block Project

  The 100% affordable housing project will create 83 new homes in an underutilized building on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

  Just Home is supported through the City’s Justice-Involved Supportive Housing initiative, an evidence-driven model of permanent, supportive housing

  Initiative underscores administration’s commitment to expanding housing access and promoting long-term stability

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  January 14, 2026 Dan Goldman NY

  Goldman, Barragán Introduce Legislation to Secure Housing and Supportive Services For Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

  U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) introduced the Returning Home Act (H.R. 2994), legislation that aims to help individuals returning to their communities from incarceration access supportive services and secure stable housing.

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  December 29, 2025 The Fortune Society

  The Public Health Impacts of Youth Incarceration

  A Policy Brief by Reggie Chatman and Hannah Ellen

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  December 02, 2025 Legal Aid Society

  Young People, Attorneys, Advocates, Providers, Clergy, Unions, and Impacted New Yorkers Unite in Coalition to Defend New York’s Landmark Raise the Age Law

  Young people, attorneys, advocates, service providers, clergy, unions, and impacted New Yorkers — representing organizations across the state — today unveiled The Coalition to Protect Raise the Age: Build Futures, Invest in Youth, a statewide alliance of 221 organizations committed to preserving New York’s landmark Raise the Age law, combating misinformation, and promoting investments in youth that deliver true community safety across New York State.

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