Press Release

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  March 28, 2022

  The Fortune Society Testifies at New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice on Reducing Violence Among Young Adults in City Jails

  Andre Ward, Associate Vice President at the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at The Fortune Society, testified before the New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice on March 28, 2022 at a hearing on reducing violence among young adults in City jails.

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  March 23, 2022

  20 LEADING CRIMINAL JUSTICE GROUPS CALL ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO ABANDON UNNECESSARY, COUNTERPRODUCTIVE ‘TEN-POINT PLAN’

  The Fortune Society and 19 other leading criminal justice reform groups across New York state sent Governor Kathy Hochul a letter urging her to protect the progress achieved on Raise the Age, Bail, and Discovery reform

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  March 21, 2022 The Fortune Society

  MacKenzie Scott Awards a $10M Gift to The Fortune Society, In Recognition of Fortune’s Transformative Services and Successful Advocacy Work

  Fortune announced that philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has awarded $10 million to the New York nonprofit in recognition of the organization’s longtime work supporting successful reentry from incarceration.

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  January 24, 2022 The Fortune Society

  Stanley Richards named Deputy Chief Executive Officer

  The Fortune Society (Fortune) today announced that Stanley Richards, who recently served as First Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Operations at the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), has returned to Fortune in a new role as the organization’s first-ever Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

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  January 13, 2022 The Fortune Society

  DOZENS OF ADVOCATES, ELECTED OFFICIALS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF HUNGER STRIKERS AT RIKERS ISLAND ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

  The Fortune Society, joined by dozens of advocates and elected officials, rallied outside of Rikers Island in support of incarcerated individuals who have launched a hunger strike in protest of conditions and food at the facility

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  January 12, 2022 The Fortune Society

  RALLY IN SUPPORT OF HUNGER STRIKERS AT RIKERS ISLAND ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

  The Fortune Society, joined by elected officials and advocates, will rally outside of Rikers Island on Thursday, January 13 in support of incarcerated individuals who have launched a hunger strike in protest of conditions and food at the facility.

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