Statement

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  May 16, 2023 The Legal Aid Society

  LAS: Proposed Budget Cut Will Make Rikers Island More Dangerous

  The Legal Aid Society is warning that a budget proposal by Mayor Eric Adams to slash critical services for incarcerated New Yorkers will only exacerbate the dire situation in City jails.

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  May 16, 2023 The Fortune Society

  Statement on Department of Correction’s $17 million budget cut

  The Fortune Society releases a statement responding to budget cuts from the Department of Corrections.

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• April 28, 2023 New York State

  Governor Hochul Announces More Than $20 Million for Supportive Housing Projects

  Awards to Help Create or Preserve 423 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing for Formerly Homeless New Yorkers

  State-Funded Program Part of Governor Hochul's $25 Billion Five-Year Housing Plan to Address Homelessness

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  April 28, 2023 Fortune Society

  Statement on NYS Conceptual Budget Agreement

  The Fortune Society calls upon the state legislature to hold the line and not modify New York State’s bail reform legislation.

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  April 11, 2023 The Fortune Society

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY ISSUES STATEMENT ON A “A PATHWAY TO ENDING MASS INCARCERATION IN NYC”

  The Fortune Society CEO and President JoAnne Page issued the following statement today in response to a series of proposals, “A Pathway to Ending Mass Incarceration in NYC”, announced by New York City Councilmembers Lincoln Restler and Kevin Riley.

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  February 07, 2023 The Fortune Society

  The Fortune Society’s Statement on the Recent Death on Rikers Island

  The Fortune Society mourns the death of 65-year-old Marvin Pines.

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