Statement

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  January 25, 2023 New York Daily News

  We must provide a path to leave the past behind

  CEO and President JoAnne Page's message to Gov. Hochul following the State of the State address.

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• January 11, 2023 The Fortune Society

  Statement on Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address

  The Fortune Society applauds Governor Hochul for pledging to seek increased and much-needed funding for Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) and reentry programming.

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  December 12, 2022 The Fortune Society

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY’S STATEMENT ON RIKERS ISLAND DEATH

  The Fortune Society mourns the most recent death of a fellow New Yorker detained at Rikers Island.

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  December 08, 2022

  TESTIMONY OF THE FORTUNE SOCIETY TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HOUSING OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

  (DECEMBER 8, 2022) Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, presented the following testimony on the subject of Fair Chance for Housing to the Committee on Public Housing of the New York City Council.

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  November 18, 2022 The Fortune Society

  Fortune Society Statement Supporting Receivership

  The City alone cannot protect those held in its jails or those who work there. The Fortune Society believes appointing a receiver is vital to address and remedy this crisis.

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  October 23, 2022

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY STATEMENT ON YET ANOTHER DEATH ON RIKERS ISLAND

  (October 23, 2022) Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, on behalf of The Fortune Society, issued the following statement today after the most recent death of a person in the care of the New York City Department of Correction.

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