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  September 28, 2022 The Fortune Society

  TESTIMONY OF THE FORTUNE SOCIETY: Banning solitary confinement in city jails

  Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, testified at City Hall for the purpose of passing Int. 0549-2022, banning solitary confinement in city jails.

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  August 31, 2022 The Fortune Society

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY STATEMENT ON THE THIRTEENTH PERSON TO DIE AFTER BEING HELD ON RIKERS ISLAND

  The Fortune Society issued the following statement today after the most recent death of a person after being held on Rikers Island.

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  July 13, 2022

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY STATEMENT ON THE TENTH PERSON TO DIE THIS YEAR WHILE UNDER CARE OF NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

  (July 13, 2022, New York, N.Y.)–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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  June 22, 2022

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY STATEMENT ON THE NINTH PERSON TO DIE THIS YEAR WHILE UNDER CARE OF NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

  (June 22, 2022, New York, N.Y.)–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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  June 17, 2022 The Fortune Society

  Statement on Housing our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness

  The Fortune Society champions Mayor Adams’ commitment to ensuring that all New Yorkers have a safe, stable place to call home, including people who have been impacted by the criminal legal system.

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  June 15, 2022

  THE FORTUNE SOCIETY ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEW YORK CITY BUDGET

  (June 15, 2022 - New York, NY)—The Fortune Society issued the following statement about the $101 billion budget agreed upon by Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council.

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