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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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  December 27, 2017 New York City Office of the Mayor

  Mayor de Blasio Announces City Jail Population is Below 9,000 for the First Time in 35 Years

  Mayor de Blasio today announced the New York City jail population has fallen below 9,000, and the City is on track for a monthly jail population below 9,000 for the first time in more than three decades.

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  September 06, 2017 LAK Public Relations, Inc.

  The Fortune Society Strengthens Executive Team With Appointments of Three Formerly Incarcerated Men

  Khalil Cumberbatch, Rob DeLeon, and Sam Rivera bring decades of profession and life experience to Fortune’s policy, programming, and housing efforts.

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  June 22, 2017 New York City Office of the Mayor

  Mayor de Blasio Announces “Smaller, Safer, Fairer: A Roadmap to Closing Rikers Island”

  This week, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled "Smaller, Safer, Fairer: A Roadmap to Closing Rikers Island." Learn more about the comprehensive plan, and read words of support from Fortune's President and CEO JoAnne Page, plus others.

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  May 17, 2017 Macy's Criminal History Discrimination

  Discrimination charge filed by The Fortune Society against Macy’s in background check dispute

  On May 15, 2017, Outten & Golden LLP filed an Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (“EEOC”) charge on behalf of The Fortune Society (“Fortune”) against Macy’s, Inc. (“Macy’s”), alleging that the retailer’s criminal background check policies and practices used to screen job applicants results in discrimination in violation of federal and local laws.

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