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  December 06, 2018 NYC Commission on Human Rights

  NYC Commission on Human Rights Settles Landmark Housing Discrimination Case with Bronx Management Company Controlling 100 Buildings with 5,000 Units CityWide Accused of Denying Housing to any Applicant with a Criminal Record

  This is an important step forward for criminal justice reform in New York City. Individuals with justice involvement will have greater opportunities to access safe housing thanks to a landmark investigation and settlement by the NYC Commission on Human Rights. Read insights from JoAnne Page, our President and CEO.

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  June 13, 2018

  The Fortune Society Receives $487,000 Innovation Grant from OneCity Health

  The Fortune Society announced today that it has received a $487,000 grant from the OneCity Health Innovation Fund to implement its project, Connections to Care.

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  April 05, 2018 Job Applicants Enter Settlement with Target Corporation over Discriminatory Criminal Background Screening Policy

  Job Applicants Enter Settlement with Target Corporation over Discriminatory Criminal Background Screening Policy

  The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP have reached a settlement with Target Corporation to resolve allegations that its overly broad and outdated criminal background check policy discriminated against African-American and Latino applicants.

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  February 20, 2018 The Fortune Society

  Governor Cuomo Is Right to Protect the Identities and Lives of People He Pardoned for Offenses Committed When They Were Teens

  The Fortune Society fully supports Governor Cuomo's decision to protect the identities of the 140 people he pardoned in 2016 and 2017. Read the full statement from JoAnne Page, President and CEO.

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  January 02, 2018 New York City Office of the Mayor

  New York City to Close First Jail on Rikers Island by Summer 2018

  The de Blasio Administration announced today that it will close its first jail on Rikers Island this summer as part of Mayor de Blasio’s plan to close Rikers Island.

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  December 27, 2017 The Official Website of New York State

  Governor Cuomo Grants Clemency to 61 Individuals

  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued pardons to 18 individuals who face immigration-related challenges as a result of previous convictions, pardons to 39 individuals who committed misdemeanors and non-violent crimes when they were 16 or 17 years old and have been crime free for 10 years or more, and commutations to two individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation.

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