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September 30, 2018 WCBSTeen [Incarcerated Individuals] Leave Rikers Island Ahead of ‘Raise the Age’ Deadline
Under New York State's "Raise the Age" law, New York City will transfer all 16- and 17-year-olds off Rikers Island and into a juvenile detention facility. Fortune President & CEO, JoAnne Page, discusses the legislation.
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September 27, 2018 WNYC
Advocate Who Was Offered a Second Chance, Helps Others on the Path Away from Prison
Stanley Richards is the Executive Vice President of The Fortune Society. He spoke to WNYC's The Takeaway about how his own experiences and how they inform his work.
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September 18, 2018 Rikers and Beyond
When Women Are Left Out of Criminal Justice Reform
The majority of incarcerated women are abuse survivors, and many are also mothers. As a result, advocates and formerly incarcerated women say, their needs in jail are different from men’s. This audio report, which features The Fortune Society's Amanda Cruz, discusses these issues.
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August 23, 2018 WNYC
WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show – Discussion on Parole
Fortune Executive Vice President, Stanley Richards, discusses the issues surrounding parole in New York State on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show.
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October 16, 2025 Center for Court Innovation
Rikers: An American Jail
In June 2018, as part of its "Spaces of Justice" series, Open House New York held a public screening and discussion of Rikers: An American Jail. Listen to a recording of the discussion, featuring The Fortune Society Special Assistant, Barry Campbell.
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June 18, 2018 Progressive Radio Network
Ask Beatty Radio Show – Let’s Talk About Real Life Formerly Incarcerated [Individuals] And Listen to Their Real Life Stories
The Fortune Society participants Eugene King and Barry Campbell appear on psychologist Beatrice (Beatty) Cohan's radio show on Progressive Radio Network. In this 43-minute interview, they discuss Fortune’s life-saving reentry services.
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