Fortune in the News
Changing minds through education and advocacy is a core component of The Fortune Society’s mission and has remained such for the last forty years. We pride ourselves on being the voice of formerly incarcerated people and are eager to share our perspective with the general public through radio, print and television appearances.
Fortune has received extensive media coverage over the last several years and has recently been featured the New York Times, New York Daily News, Newsday, Crain’s New York Business, Boston Herald, Money and TimeOut New York, among others.
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A selection of recent articles is available below.
LI native draws eyes to life outside: Ex-inmate from Huntington Station shares experiences by Zachary R. Dowdy,
Newsday, June 29, 2008
Ex-convicts join ranks of lobbyists in Albany by Michael Virtanen,
Associated Press, May 20, 2008
Con Artist: Veteran prisoners' rights activist David Rothenberg opens doors in The Castle by Adam Feldman,
Time Out New York, April 23-29, 2008
Agency of the Month: The Fortune Society: The Power of a Second Chance
New York Nonprofit Press, December 2007
Using Art to Re-Frame Lives by Zachary R. Dowdy,
Newsday, September 23, 2007
Bronx People: Spotlight on Stanley Richards by Sondra Wolfer,
Daily News, September 11, 2007
Another Chance by Tribune News Service,
Fresno Bee, September 9, 2007
NYer of the Week by Roger Clark,
NY1 News, August 31, 2007
Reversals of Fortune by Mark Dundas Wood,
Back Stage, August 23, 2007
Proving Change is Possible by Alex Kratz,
Norwood News, August 23, 2007
There but for Fortune, Senator by Chris Lombardi,
Chelsea Now, July 20, 2007
Letter to the Editor: "DNA DataBase" by JoAnne Page, Fortune's CEO and President,
New York Times, May 29, 2007
Partnership to Develop Affordable Green Housing for Former Prisoners in NYC by Kelly Sheehan,
Multi-Housing News, May 1, 2007
Un grupo de ex convictos me cambiaron la vida by Casimiro Torres, Fortune staff member and former client,
El Diario, April 17, 2007
The Castle by Ben McGrath,
New Yorker, April 9, 2007
Accord on Bill to Detain Sex Offenders by Michael Cooper Danny Hakim,
New York Times, March 1, 2007
Death Penalty Revisited by Roland Nicholson,
(Letter to the Editor),
New York Times, December 15, 2006
Prisoners Use Hair, Liquids to Make Art by Verena Dobnik,
Associated Press, December 1, 2006
Good Fortune Society by Carrie Melago,
New York Daily News, November 13, 2006
Finding a Home by Bendix Anderson,
Affordable Housing Finance, September, 2006
Letter to the Editor: "The Three Suicides at Guantanamo" by Robert Cohen,
New York Times, December 11, 2006
Can Fathering Be Taught? by Mark Berkey-Gerald,
Gotham Gazette, May, 15, 2006
Staying Out! by Fred Scaglione,
New York Nonprofit Press, April 2006
From Criminal to Counselor by Michelle Megna,
New York Daily News, October 9, 2005
A Recipe for a Second Chance by Ginia Bellafante,
New York Times, March 9, 2005
More Ex-Cons Find Bars on the Outside by Samantha Marshall,
Crain’s New York Business, October, 4, 2004
Defending the Despised, and Loving to Do So by Lynda Richardson,
New York Times, July 13, 2004
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Members of our staff are always available to speak to the media about our programs or to comment generally on a variety of criminal justice-related topics.
To arrange an interview, please contact Jessica Colter, Director of Policy Analysis and Communications at 212-691-7554 x357 or .
