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• July 26, 2024 The Fortune Society

  President & CEO Stanley Richards Released a Statement on the Death of Sonya Massey

  President & CEO Stanley Richards released a statement on the tragic death of Sonya Massey.

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  July 02, 2024 The Fortune Society

  Deputy CEO Rob DeLeon’s Statement on the SCOTUS Decision on Grants Pass v. Johnson

  The Supreme Court just found it acceptable in the case of Grants Pass v. Johnson, that someone who is homeless and using a blanket while sleeping in a public place runs the risk of being fined and even arrested.

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  June 14, 2024 The Fortune Society

  Statement on the Jury of Our Peers Act

  "The passage of the Jury of Our Peers Act takes us one step closer to ending this particular form of perpetual punishment, which forever excludes people from full participation in civic life."

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• May 23, 2024 The Fortune Society

  Statement from The Fortune Society President/CEO Stanley Richards on the Appointment of Daniel F. Martuscello III as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

  The following is a statement by Stanley Richards, the President and CEO of The Fortune Society, on the appointment of Daniel F. Martuscello III as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS).

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• April 03, 2024 The Fortune Society

  Statement from Stanley Richards, President and CEO of the Fortune Society on the City Council FY25 Preliminary Budget Response

  We applaud the City Council for the increase in and restoration of funding outlined in their FY25 Preliminary Budget Response, and also for the values expressed in this response.

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  March 05, 2024 CEO Works

  Senator Kevin Parker and Assemblyman Edward Gibbs Join with Broad Coalition to Announce Introduction of Reentry Fund that Would Provide Nearly $2,600 to New Yorkers Returning from Incarceration

  The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), a founding member of the Coalition for Reentry Cash, lauded New York Senator Kevin Parker and Assemblymember Edward Gibbs for introducing groundbreaking legislation aimed at transforming the reentry experience by replacing the insufficient amount of 'gate money,' the money people receive when leaving incarceration, with an innovative Reentry Fund.

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