FORTUNE SOCIETY STATEMENT ON DEANNA LOGAN APPOINTMENT TO LEAD MAYOR’S OFFICE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

(February 28, 2022 – New York, NY) – Stanley Richards, Deputy CEO of The Fortune Society (Fortune), issued the following statement today about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ appointment of Deanna Logan as the next director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ): 

“We applaud Mayor Adams for the appointment of Deanna Logan to lead a complex agency at the center of criminal justice reform and public safety. She is the right leader at the right time for New York City, a longtime public servant and a person of integrity, commitment, and perseverance. The Fortune Society looks forward to a continuing partnership with MOCJ to create pathways for people to be diverted from incarceration, to rebuild their lives after incarceration, and to foster connections with communities most impacted by incarceration.”