A Natural Experiment on Residential Change and Recidivism: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

thefortunesociety — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:49:22 +0000

The John Jay College of Criminal Justice will be holding the Occasional Series on Reentry Research event. The speakers will include David Kirk from the University of Texas at Austin, Andrea Evans, Chairwoman of the New York State Board of Parole, and Dorick Scarpelli, Program Director of NYC Justice Corps. For more information and to RSVP please click here or call 212-484-1399.

Friday, December 11th, 9:00am – 10:30am
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY

Posted in Upcoming Events General Tagged: Andrea Evans, David Kirk, Dorick Scarpelli, Hurricane Katrina, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York State Board of Parole, NYC Justice Corps, Recidivism, Reentry Research event

National Network for Safe Communities, 1st Annual Conference

thefortunesociety — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:44:22 +0000

This conference will provide, for the first time, a national forum on the gang violence reduction and drug market elimination strategies developed by David Kennedy and implemented in many jurisdictions around the country – including Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, High Point, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Providence, and Seattle. These jurisdictions have joined forces as the National Network for Safe Communities to chart a course for a new national crime policy. For more information and to RSVP, please click here.

Tuesday, December 2nd and Wednesday, December 3rd
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 437T, New York, NY

Posted in Upcoming Events General Tagged: David Kennedy, drug market elimination, gang violence reduction, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, national crime policy, National Network for Safe Communities

Official Re-Launch of Fortune News

thefortunesociety — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:12 +0000

We are excited to announce the official re-launch of Fortune News, which now boasts an updated design and several brand new features. Each issue will include “Justice Beat”, a brief of relevant research in the field intended to educate both our incarcerated and non-incarcerated readers; “Lentes Latinos” (“Latin Lens”), a Spanish-language column about criminal justice issues faced by the Hispanic community; “New & Noteworthy Prison Programs”, a feature that highlights programs around the nation that are doing good work; “Center Stage”, a selection of poetry, prose, short fiction, comics, drawings, and other creative works from incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals; “Family Matters”, a feature in which Fortune’s family law expert will answer one reader’s question, and so much more. To explore the newest issue, please click here.

We are also now accepting submissions for our next issue, “Health Care and Criminal Justice”, which will come out in February 2009. To learn more about how to submit your work, please click here.

Posted in Recent Publications Tagged: Center Stage, criminal justice, Family Law, Family Matters, Fortune News, Health Care, Justice Beat, prison programs

Fortune Society Job Postings – November 9, 2009

thefortunesociety — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:21:24 +0000

The Fortune Society has 10 job openings currently available. The positions vary greatly, so regardless of what you are searching for, it is worth a glance. For more information and the full listing of openings, please visit the Career Opportunities Page of our website.

Posted in Career Development Tagged: Career Opportunities, Fortune Society Jobs

NY Voters Approve Proposal to Allow Prisoners Work for Nonprofits – WNYC 11/5/09

thefortunesociety — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:17:37 +0000

This article talks about Proposition 2 passing in the recent New York elections. Proposition 2 is a measure that allows the state legislature to draft a law letting prisoners do work for non-profits. The article quotes The Fortune Society’s Glenn Martin, who says many prisoners greatly appreciate the opportunity to work, but would benefit from higher wages.

Posted in Career Development, Policy & Advocacy Tagged: Glenn Martin, prisoners work for non-profits, Proposition 2, The Fortune Society

A Powerful Idea on Youth Violence – The New York Times 11/4/09

thefortunesociety — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:15:15 +0000

This editorial discusses a renewed effort by Chicago Chief of Public Schools Ron Huberman to curb youth violence and improve inner city schools. Mr. Huberman’s new plan is to reduce the number of expulsions and arrests, by emphasizing social workers and counseling rather than punishment, for at risk youth.

Posted in Education Tagged: Chicago Public Schools, counseling, inner city schools, Ron Huberman, social work, youth arrest reduction, youth expulsion reduction, youth risk, youth violence

Coming Home: A Series of Roundtable Discussions

thefortunesociety — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:06:26 +0000

The Community Service Society of New York is hosting a roundtable discussion on incarceration. The event will be led by guest speaker Charles Hynes, the District Attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn. For more information and to RSVP, please click here, or contact Gabriel Torres-Rivera at grivera@cssny.org.

Wednesday, November 18th, 1:00-3:00pm
105 East 22nd St., New York, NY

Posted in Upcoming Events General Tagged: Charles Hynes, incarceration, The Community Service Society of New York

NYS State legislation on health professionals and abuse of people in custody

thefortunesociety — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:04:23 +0000

The DRCPP supports the passage of New York State Bill A.6665, sponsored by Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried and State Senator Thomas K. Duane. The bill seeks to bar health care professionals from participating in torture or improper treatment of prisoners. For more information on this bill, click here. To read DRCPP’s letter of support for this bill, please click here.

Posted in Health Care, Legislation Tagged: David Rothenberg, DRCPP, improper prison treatment, New York State Bill A.6665, NYS State legislation, prison abuse, prisoner civil rights, Richard N. Gottfried, Thomas K. Duane

Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections

thefortunesociety — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:33 +0000

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has published three volumes that lay out a potential map for state and local governments and correctional facilities to follow in order to ensure access to benefits and services that enable successful reentry for inmates with mental illnesses. For more information, please click here.

Posted in Health Care, Reentry Tagged: Health Care, inmates with mental illnesses, Reentry, The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

The Public Welfare Foundation – October 29, 2009

thefortunesociety — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:52 +0000

The Public Welfare Foundation has an opening for a Program Officer position in their Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program. To apply, kindly send a statement of interest and a resume to hr@publicwelfare.org.

Posted in Career Development Tagged: Job Opportunities, The Public Welfare Foundation