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• January 05, 2022 News 4 NY

  Fortune Society Weighs in on Manhattan DA’s Announcement About Prosecutions

  Rob DeLeon, Senior Vice President at The Fortune Society, spoke with News 4 New York reporter Andrew Siff about an announcement by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that he would dial back on prosecutions of low level crimes such as fare beatings, resisting arrest and other nonviolent crimes.

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  December 09, 2021 New York Housing Conference

  New York Housing Conference awards The Fortune Society Nonprofit of the Year

  This award recognizes our work in creating stable housing for people who are formerly incarcerated. Watch the NYHC's video honoring our work developing new models of supportive and affordable housing for justice-involved people.

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  November 24, 2021 CUNY TV

  Rikers Island: Where Do We Go From Here?

  Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, Andre Ward, appeared in a Town Hall about Rikers on CUNY TV.

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  December 15, 2020 New York City Bar

  Prison Reform and Beyond Incarceration

  At a virtual event with the New York City Bar, The Fortune Society's President & CEO JoAnne Page discusses how the issues of re-entry into society after jail or prison are deeply connected to the reform of police departments and other calls for criminal justice reform.

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  February 18, 2020 NY1

  Jailed Without Trial

  In this interview with Cheryl Wills on NY1's "In Focus," our Executive VP Stanley Richards discusses the urgent need for New York's recent bail reform law. Fortune participant Althea Hogan, who spent months behind bars because she couldn't afford bail, also shares her story.

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  January 08, 2020 NY1

  Without Bail, City Looks to Provide Support Before Trial

  No one should be incarcerated because they can’t afford to pay bail. New York’s new bail reform law, which took effect in January, will end this practice for people charged with most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. Learn more on Inside City Hall with our Executive VP Stanley Richards.

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