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  August 17, 2018 NY1

  Inside City Hall – Replacing Rikers

  On Inside City Hall, NY1's daily political talk show, Errol Louis interviews Fortune Executive Vice President Stanley Richards about the plan to close Rikers Island and create new borough-based city jails.

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  August 17, 2018 The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts

  The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts – Penitence & Politics

  Crime, incarceration and punishment…how do we address the inequities of our penal system, specifically on Rikers Island? JoAnne Page, President and CEO of The Fortune Society, shares her thoughts.

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  July 20, 2018 FOX 5 NY

  Back to School

  FOX5 NY highlights The Fortune Society's Back to School event. During the event, backpacks and school supplies were handed out to participants' children.

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  July 21, 2018 NY1

  Queens Kids Find Good Fortune for the Coming School Year

  On Friday, at their Long Island City headquarters, the Fortune Society handed out new bookbags to children whose parents were once incarcerated.

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  July 11, 2018 MetroFocus

  MetroFocus Features Youth Empowerment Television

  WNET Channel 13's public affairs program, MetroFocus, featured the Youth Empowerment Television program at The Fortune Society.

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  June 16, 2018 NY1

  Students Create Their Own African-American Museum

  NY1 highlights The Fortune Society's African-American Museum - a collection of exhibits created entirely by students in the pre-GED Young Adult Literacy Education Program.

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