Statement

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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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  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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