Podcasts about Fortune Society

This episode will inform physicians and medical trainees about the critical intersection of incarceration, voter rights, and health outcomes. It will explore how disenfranchisement during and after incarceration affects the health and well- being of impacted individuals and communities. Through expert insights, the episode will delve into the broader implications for medicine and public health, highlighting the role physicians can play in advocating for voter protections and deepening patient support. Panelists Charles D. Lee, MD, JD, MBA, American College of Correctional Physicians Ronald F. Day, PhD, MPA Senior Vice President, The Fortune Society  

For many years, Rikers Island has remained at the epicenter of human rights violations. In this episode, Stanley Richards, President/CEO of The Fortune Society shares his experience working on his mission to reintegrate formerly imprisoned into society.

In this podcast episode, we uncover the truth about mental health and nutrition, as well as discuss finding a niche in private practice. Learn how what you eat can impact your mental well-being and how to carve out a unique space in the field of mental health.Welcome to a special edition of our live-stream podcast for Mental Health Awareness Month! This month, we're exploring "The Evolution of Therapist & Healers in Business" with a lineup of distinguished therapists.

In this episode, Amy welcomes guest Michele W. Miller, an attorney and bestselling author, who courageously shares her journey of overcoming addiction, incarceration, and rebuilding her life. - Michele is an attorney and author of four published novels. - She is 34 years sober after battling a cocaine and heroin addiction that led her to jails, institutions, and near-death experiences. - Michele graduated from NYU Law School and became a lawyer at 22, facing a 15-to-life sentence for drug possession by age 25 under New York's Rockefeller Law. Despite avoiding prison in that case, she was disbarred for nine years due to a felony conviction. - In recovery, she regained her law license and worked as a public interest lawyer, later serving as NYC's chief government ethics prosecutor. - Currently, she is the General Counsel for The Fortune Society, helping the formerly incarcerated with re-entry services. - Michele continues to attend meetings and assist others in overcoming addiction. - She resides in Upper Manhattan, where her novels are often set, with her husband, twin sons, two cats, and a large dog. - Represented by Writers House, her novels have been published by Blackstone Publishing and Crooked Lane Books. - Her books have received accolades such as being named "Best of 2019" by Strand Magazine and a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. - Publishers Weekly praises her latest novel, "THE LOWER POWER," as a "superbly written tale of urban survivors fighting to save themselves once more." Hosted by Amy Liz Harrison Buy Amy's Books: https://amzn.to/3ys8nuv http://amylizharrison.com/ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Lgxy8F Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vHHHoi   Learn more about Michele and buy her books at https://www.michelewmiller.com/ Hashtags For This Episode: EternallyAmy, RecoveryJourney, MentalHealthAdvocacy, AddictionRecovery, Resilience, Inspiration Author   #EternallyAmy #RecoveryJourney #MentalHealthAdvocacy #AddictionRecovery #Resilience #Inspiration #author

About 600,000 people are released from prison every year but finding support for them to reintegrate into society is a challenge. While the United States spends billions of dollars on incarceration, funding for reentry services remains limited. JoAnne Page is trying to change those numbers. As president and CEO of the Fortune Society, Page has fought to support successful reentry as well as promote alternatives to incarceration, strengthening the fabric of our communities. After 34 years at her job, Page recently announced she's stepping down at the end of this year. Page joined Errol to discuss her career at the Fortune Society, taking about the Society's origins, how she found her life's calling at 18 and what her plans are for the future. They also talked about the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, the limited prospects for people when they are released from prison and how we may be entering a new era of mass incarceration. Join the conversation, weigh in on Twitter using the hashtag #NY1YouDecide or give us a call at 212-379-3440 and leave a message. Or send an email to YourStoryNY1@charter.com

Stanley Richards, who served time in prison for robbery in the late 1980s before rising to the No. 2 spot in New York City's Correction Department, has been named as the Fortune Society's new leader after three decades with the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Dr. Ronald Day of The Fortune Society about Rikers eliminating funding for outside groups who provide programming on the penal colony that educates inmates and provides support to reenter society. Seems like the Department of Correction is trying to get eyes and ears out of the notorious jail complex.

In 1967, David Rothenberg produced a play called Fortune and Men's Eyes that revealed the horrors of life in prison. This inspired him to establish The Fortune Society (Fortune). In its 50 years, Fortune has become one of the leading reentry service organizations in the country, serving nearly 7,000 formerly incarcerated individuals per year, providing a wide range of holistic services to meet their needs. Fortune has also secured a position as a leading advocate in the fight for criminal justice reform and alternatives to incarceration. In September of 1971, David Rothenberg was one of a small group of courageous civilian monitors brought into Attica at the request of the incarcerated individuals who were fighting for their human rights – an incident that ended in tragedy but showed the world the horrors of the criminal justice system in the United States. Join us when David Rothenberg, former member of the NYC Human Rights Commission discuss his focus on theater, social activism, politics,and a tireless focus on advocating for the lives of those impacted by the criminal justice system on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large. Listen to past shows: https://soundcloud.com/leonard-lopate Be a Friend: Twitter - https://twitter.com/lopate_leonard Support the Station (select the Leonard Lopate at Large from the pulldown menu): BAI Buddy: https://wbai.wedid.it

Each year approximately 3,500 individuals return to Cuyahoga County after serving time in prison or jail. These individuals face collateral sanctions (both state laws and administrative rules) that can limit their ability to find employment. Exacerbating the situation, employers are hesitant to hire somebody with a record due to false assumptions and misconceptions. However, the data shows that being employed post-release provides much-needed income and purpose, and in turn, reduces the chance a returning citizen will recidivate.rnrnStill, the conversation is beginning to shift in response to a deeper understanding of the racial inequities embedded in the criminal-legal system, and the growing need for employees. Yet, work remains to demonstrate the immense value that returning citizens provide to an organization's culture and productivity.rnrnJoin Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at the Fortune Society, for a conversation on the importance of lessening institutional and legal barriers to employment for returning citizens, and how such changes can create stronger and more equitable communities. Mr. Ward is a social worker and longtime advocate for individuals who face barriers due to past involvement in the criminal-legal system, chemical dependency, and/or mental health issues.rnrnThe New York based Fortune Society was founded in 1967 to support the successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.rnrnIn honor of the 2023 Charles R. See Forum on Reentry in partnership with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, the City Club will welcome Andre Ward for opening remarks, followed by a panel conversation with leaders in the field on collateral sanctions.

Rosita Marinez, MS-NPL, ADV-CSW, MSW, SIFI is a social worker in NYC. Nelson Rivera is the Director of Residential Services at The Fortune Society, a non-profit in NYC. We discuss issues happening related with housing such as Gentrification, racial profiling, systemic racisim in America.We have politicians who say "housing is a human right" but their policies say otherwise. Rosita can be found on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rosita.marinez Nelson can be found on instagram at https://www.instgram.com/nelson.rivera18 Follow the podcast on Social Media:IG: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

If you're listening to this podcast, the question of what's next is probably on your mind. Here's a helpful way to think about it. Some see life as a three-act play. Act One is birth through your twenties, Act Two is your 30s until age 60, which is often your most productive period professionally and for many raising a family. And then, there's a Third Act, which for many people presents a new blank canvas to explore new or long-deferred pursuits and make a difference in the lives of others. Josh Sapan is the author of The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter.  The book profiles 63 people who are pursuing meaningful third acts. Some are names you'll know like Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Norman Lear. But most are people like you and I, and they are living inspiring stories that illustrate the wide range of opportunities for people to thrive and contribute in their third acts. Josh Sapan joins us from New York. (Three of the people profiled have visited with us on the podcast and you can find the links below). ___________________________ Bio Josh Sapan is the recently retired President and CEO of AMC Networks. During his 36-year leadership of the company, with 26 as CEO, he's been credited for creating some of the most celebrated and groundbreaking original content in television history, including Mad Men; Breaking Bad,  Better Call Saul; and The Walking Dead, and with building a portfolio of brands that includes AMC, BBC AMERICA IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, IFC Films among others. ________________________ For More on Josh Sapan The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter ________________________ Ready to Design Your New Life in Retirement? Learn more here ________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like Retired, But Not Done Yet – Dr. Cynthia Barnett Not Exactly Retired – David Jarmul From the NBA Hardwood to the Altar – Steve Javie A Rock Star's Second Act – Brett Anderson ___________________________ Wise Quotes On Curiosity  "...the book has people who are well known, like Robert Redford, Alan Alda and Gloria Steinem. It also has many people who no one has never heard of. And there is, I think, something thematically consistent between those who are luminaries and those who are not, and I think that it is a few, a couple different things. One is curiosity. And I think a second thing is the ability somehow to actualize what is often resident in many people, which is a desire or a fantasy to do something. It can be socially impactful or it just can be a fantasy, but they all somehow have the capability to implement that which is in their heads and making it real in the world." On Mentoring "...it was a bit of an experiment. And I just immediately warmed to it because I just thought that it would be a nice thing to do. And also a friend introduced me to an organization in New York called The Fortune Society, which is a remarkable organization that does more than mentoring. It provides a whole range of services to people who've been incarcerated, and it helps them adjust in multiple ways. There's a residential facility and there's instruction. And so I've been also going out to the facility in Queens and doing -  I hesitate to call it mentoring, it's my attempt at mentoring. But the truth is I hope it's good for them. It's definitely good for me. And I really don't know if I'm helping them enough or perfectly. I am trying. It is spectacular to be around people whose day-to-day is entirely different than mine and whose frame of reference is different. Either a student or someone who's been in prison for 26 years - and I'm listening to what their challenges are in life, work, the world, and how they see the world. And I don't want to get coy and say it's really inspiring, but it is. And you mentioned something earlier when we were speaking about doing doing the exercises, and it does seem to me, at least for me,

The criminal justice system has implemented efficient regulations in throwing wrongdoers to jail. However, it fails miserably in providing recovery support once they get out. David Rothenberg was able to change this poor aspect of the New York's correctional system all thanks to one trip to prison in 1966. He joins Julia Lazareck to share how producing an off-Broadway play about incarceration inspired him to start Fortune Society. David shares how he and his team provide a safe place for ex-convicts to heal from trauma, take off figurative jackets of protection, and transform them into powerful people who can contribute to society. Come along on a journey through time that led to changes in legislation in New York.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Prison: The Hidden Sentence Community today:https://prisonthehiddensentence.com/LinkedInTwitterFacebook

Michele Weinstat currently serves as General Counsel at The Fortune Society, a not-for-profit agency serving those impacted by the criminal justice system.  In recovery for over 33 years, Michele is herself a formerly incarcerated person, who returned to the practice of law following disbarment due to a drug-related felony conviction.  Prior to The Fortune Society, Michele has served as a V.P./Labor Counsel at an agency that finances affordable housing, as well as the chief ethics prosecutor for New York City, responsible for enforcing ethics compliance for 300,000 City employees and elected officials.Michele is also the author of three published novels.  Writing under the name Michele W. Miller, Michele has written: “The Thirteenth Step: Zombie Recovery” (a satirical romp through the apocalypse with a group whose addict/alcoholic gene protects them from the zombie virus - http://bit.ly/1yK0Qjx) and “Widows-In-Law” (a first and second wife must get along and find out who killed their husband or die trying) http://bit.ly/2UKCbAP). Writing as Michele Weinstat Miller, Michele's newest novel “Gone By Morning,” has received wide critical acclaim.  In “Gone By Morning,” two unique women—a City Hall press officer and her previously-incarcerated neighbor—face down dangerous men in the world of New York politics. “Gone by Morning” was named an outstanding mystery/thriller selection by Library Journal. Kirkus Reviews calls her “Mary Higgins Clark with teeth.”  (https://bit.ly/GoneByMorning). Michele lives in Manhattan with her husband, a high school chemistry teacher, and 19-year-old twins sons (currently in college), as well as a very large dog and two needy cats. If you would like to get in touch with Michele, please reach out on www.michelewmiller.com or follow her on Twitter: @MicheleWMiller_. To get in touch with our host, Jamie Brickhouse please follow him on TikTok: @jamie_brickhouse or visit www.jamiebrickhouse.com!Support the show

Dave Ursillo speaks to entrepreneur and prison reform activist Coss Marte, founder of ConBody and ConBud, which employ formerly incarcerated persons as part of a wider social mission to de-stigmatize the formerly incarcerated community, ease their integration back into society, and change the systemic inequity of the criminal justice system.Coss is also the author of ConBody: The Revolutionary Bodyweight Prison Boot Camp, Born from an Extraordinary Story of Hope.Nonprofit organizations helping formerly incarcerated people: Defy Ventures, Thrive for Life, and Fortune Society.Coss's brother, Christopher Marte, who was elected to District 1's City Council in New York City in 2021.Support our authors, help our show, and local/independent bookstores at our Bookshop.org Affiliate Bookstore Visit The New Story Company to leave feedback or nominate a future guest for our series.Our theme song is by Coma Media.Affiliate Disclosure: Our show is supported by listeners, including small commissions that we may earn through affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking an affiliate link, we may earn a small commission. This helps support the costs of our show's production and hosting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the latest episode of Dominic Carter City Hall, Rikers Island is becoming more of a death sentence for inmates. With the negligence, violence & mismanagement that continues to occur, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Fortune Society Stanley Richards joins Dominic to talk solutions on how to fix these problems! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on The Dominic Carter Show: Dominic breaks down the 16 year old throwing punches at an NYPD officer in the subway, the Bishop Lamor Whitehead robbery case, he interviews Stanley Richards, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Fortune Society, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On tonight's edition of Carter Cares, Dominic talks about how to fix Rikers Island with Stanley Richards, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Fortune Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rabbi Michael Beyo and Dr. Adrian McIntyre talk with Glenn E. Martin about race and racism, antisemitism, equity, and criminal justice reform in America. For two decades, Glenn E. Martin successfully conceptualized, created and directed a handful of national multi-million dollar organizations in the non-profit sector. Glenn has occupied the important leadership role of "visionary," while developing a strong track record in the more pragmatic aspects of building and running successful organizations, including fundraising, operations, administration and communications. Before launching both GEMrealestate and GEMtrainers, multi-state real estate investment company and a successful non-profit consultancy, respectively, Glenn founded and served as President of JustLeadershipUSA for three years, an organization he built as a tribute to his son Joshua, dedicated to cutting the U.S. correctional population in half by 2030. For almost 20 years, since leaving prison, he's been a part of the vanguard of successful reform advocates in America. His leadership has been recognized with multiple honors, including the 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, the 2017 Brooke Astor Award, and the 2014 Echoing Green Fellowship. He is also a Founding Member of the Council on Criminal Justice. Prior to founding JustLeadershipUSA, Glenn was the Vice President of The Fortune Society, where he founded and led the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy. He also served as the Co-Director of the National HIRE Network at the Legal Action Center, and co-founded the Education from the Inside Out Coalition. He's also the founder and visionary behind the #CLOSErikers campaign in NYC. Glenn has served as a public speaker and has been a media guest appearing on national news outlets such as NPR, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Al Jazeera and CSPAN. Conversation with the Rabbi is a project of the East Valley Jewish Community Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, neighborhood organization that has served individuals and families inclusive of all races, religions, and cultures since 1972. Visit us online at https://www.evjcc.org The Conversation with the Rabbi podcast is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act.The show is recorded and produced in the studio of PHX.fm, the leading independent B2B podcast network in Phoenix, Arizona. Learn more at https://phx.fm

Jeff Simmons and Celeste Katz Marston discuss the latest in New York politics with veteran consultant Basil Smikle and examine problems at Rikers Island with JoAnne Page of The Fortune Society, plus listener calls. Original air date: January 6, 2022.

Since 1967, The Fortune Society, has advocated on criminal justice issues and helped people with criminal justice histories become assets to their communities. Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, discusses a new tool kit for prosecutors focused on a public health response to drug use, and The Fair Chance Housing Act, designed to protect people with conviction records from discrimination. For more, visit fortunesociety.org.

Since 1967, The Fortune Society, has advocated on criminal justice issues and helped people with criminal justice histories become assets to their communities. Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, discusses a new tool kit for prosecutors focused on a public health response to drug use, and The Fair Chance Housing Act, designed to protect people with conviction records from discrimination. For more, visit fortunesociety.org.

Dominic speaks to Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of Employment Services and Education for the Fortune Society, on his experience of going from serving a 16-year prison term for a drug offense to now becoming part of the solution to New York City's crime problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on the Dominic Carter Show: Mayor-Elect Eric Adams may just be the man to clean up New York City's crime problem. Dominic takes listeners' calls on, and speaks to long-time City Hall expert and attorney Sid Davidoff, on this issue. Plus, he talks to Andre Ward, Associate Vice President of Employment Services and Education for the Fortune Society, and, as always, provides his ever-sharp analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 12, 2021 - As body cameras become more prevalent on law enforcement officers in New York, The Fortune Society's Rob DeLeon argues they should also be ubiquitous among corrections officers interacting with incarcerated New Yorkers.

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more David Daley is a senior fellow for FairVote and the author of Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy, which helped spark the recent drive to reform gerrymandering. Dave's second book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy, chronicles the victories and defeats in state efforts to reform elections and uphold voting rights. A frequent lecturer and media source about gerrymandering, he is the former editor-in-chief of Salon.com, and the former CEO and publisher of the Connecticut News Project. He is a digital media fellow at the Wilson Center for the Humanities and the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Guardian, New York magazine, the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Details, and he's been on CNN and NPR. When writing for the Hartford Courant, he helped identify Mark Felt as the "Deep Throat" source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.  Kambri Crews once lived with her deaf parents in a tin shed with no electricity, plumbing or running water. She has since become a successful business leader with experience in commercial banking, law, publicity, marketing, event planning and publishing.  Kambri is also a renowned storyteller and the author of the critically acclaimed and New York Times best selling memoir Burn Down the Ground (Penguin Random House) which was adapted into a LifeTime documentary “Family Secrets” and was recently optioned by an Academy Award winner. Kambri is also a public speaker, focusing on areas such as Deaf culture, domestic violence and criminal justice.  Currently Kambri is the sole owner and operator of a successful comedy club Q.E.D.  and serves as a volunteer with the Fortune Society. She is also Membership Director of the NY chapter of the National Independent Venue Association and serves on the Small Business Advisory Council led by State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris. Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Tonight...! On What Would JB Do? In part 2 of their 4-part rewatch of the Murder, She Wrote pilot, hosts Kelsey and Emily Rose break down the very first murder of the series! But just who is the body floating in the pool?! The very first lieutenant of the series has no idea, so he asks Jess to help him out. After all, she's got a mind for murder and a KILLER stain removal recipe. Join us this episode for late-night Rodgers and Hart, early-morning exercise, and yet another wasted trip to the train station--not to mention the concerning news that someone's been arrested for...the murder of Sherlock Holmes! Each month on What Would JB Do? we take a deep dive into an episode of Murder, She Wrote - but not just any episode! We've broken the show up into themes, and right now, it's all Unfortunate Relations all the time - Grady edition! If you're a Murder, She Wrote nerd; if you want to learn the art of storytelling; if you're fascinated by how pop culture influences society and how society influences pop culture - then you've found your people! And if you want to promote alternatives to incarceration and support formerly incarcerated people as they rebuild their lives and re-enter society, visit The Fortune Society - https://fortunesociety.org/ Come nerd out with us on twitter and instagram at @wwjbdpod Email us (embezzlers only) at wwjbdpod@gmail.com

RHONY covers the end of Eboni's Black Shabbat dinner in Jersey with reflection of Ramona's continuous bad behavior. Luann meets up with women from the Fortune Society and Eboni finds out if there is a match for a family member from the genetic investigator. Is the match her potential father? Is Sonja falling off the wagon with her drinking? Why does Ramona always deflect from certain situations and constantly make anything about her experiences?RHOP is powerful with Zen Wen coming at Gizelle with her comment about the image change from professor to overly sexy Dr. Wendy. Do we agree with where Gizelle is coming from? Why does Wendy come in hard at Robyn about her relationship with Juan? Does Ashley stir the pot with the Eddie rumors on the blogs? Why is Candiace starting to be an entertaining factor I'm enjoying this season? Find out now!WTB covers Shahs of Sunset and RHODallas!Follow ME @bravoyinzerFollow us @bleavpodcasts and @bleavpopcultureon the IG, honey!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Bravo Bravo Effing Bravo we break down Episode 15 of The Real Housewives of New York City Season 13,  ‘Bitching and Ramoaning', and Episode 13 of The Real Housewives of Beverley Hills Season 11, 'Season's Grillings.' We also touch on the latest RHOP.  Join Nathan and Mariana as they offer a blunt Aussie perspective of our favourite people in our favourite world of Bravoland. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter @effingbravo for podcast updates, tea, and Bravo news.  In this episode of RHONY, after a spirited attempt to get back on track, the conversation continues to heat up during Eboni's Black Shabbat dinner. Over lunch with Luann's Fortune Society friends, Ramona expresses concern for Sonja's habits and Eboni's journey to learn more about her family continues with unexpected developments. In this episode of RHOBH, shockwaves from an unexpected news article continue to spread as the ladies try to piece together the truth. Meanwhile, Garcelle serves up a very Haitian holiday meal for her family. When Kyle gathers the ladies for Christmas dinner, holiday cheer turns to jeer as the women press for answers, and Erika realizes that not everyone has her best interests at heart.   Follow Bravo Bravo Effing Bravo: @effingbravo on Instagram and Twitter Follow Nathan: @nathanbrown90 on Instagram and Twitter

Not news to anyone else, but it's not all about YOU, Ramona Singer ... no matter how hard you try to make it so. After wreaking havoc at the Jew-Belong Black Shabbot dinner with her disruptive whitesplaining, Ramona somehow gets an invitation from Luann to go lunch with the Fortune Society ladies, where she repeats the performance. For some reason, Eboni keeps giving her grace. (Luann and Sonja do, too, but that's just SSDD.) Sonja pees in Archie's driveway.  Marley dines from the charcuterie board and humps Eboni's arm. Sonja explains strategies for avoiding unnecessary plumbing bills. Eboni gets exciting news from the genetics investigator. And that's what you missed on Glee.

This week, we're presenting two stories about incarceration, and its intersections with science. Part 1: Looking to make an impact with science, Beverly Naigles and her fellow graduate students decide to teach a science class for incarcerated men at a nearby jail. Part 2: Incarcerated for robbery at the age of 21, Khalil Cumberbatch learns about the neuroscience of brain development after his release and begins to question how the system handles younger offenders. Beverly Naigles is a PhD student in quantitative biology at UC San Diego, originally from rural Connecticut. Her research focuses on how seemingly-identical cells can respond differently to external signals. In addition to her research, she enjoys doing science-related art and making science accessible to the general public. For fun, she likes to hike, run, swim, and bake. Khalil Cumberbatch is a nationally recognized formerly incarcerated advocate for criminal justice and deportation policy reform. Currently, he is the director of strategic partnerships for the Council on Criminal Justice. Previously, he served as Chief Strategist at New Yorkers United for Justice and as Associate Vice President of Policy at Fortune Society. Pardoned by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014, Khalil earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from CUNY Lehman College, where he was awarded the Urban Justice Award for his work with underserved and marginalized communities. Khalil is also a lecturer at Columbia University. See also: Sean Bearden's story, which appeared on our podcast in 2020: Sean Bearden has never been interested in education, but when he's incarcerated at the age of 19, he finds a passion for physics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jessica Neptune is Director of National Engagement for the Bard Prison Initiative and leads BPI's Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison at Bard College. She is the founder of BPI's Women's College Partnership at the Indiana Women's Prison. Prior to her return to BPI, an organization she helped start as an undergraduate, she was an ACLS Public Fellow where she worked on criminal justice reform with the Obama Administration's Federal Interagency Reentry Council. She holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Chicago. Her scholarship is on the making of the carceral state and the policies and politics of punishment. Djyuan Tatro is a Bard Prison Initiative alumnus, Senior Advisor of Strategic Outreach at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Board Member at The Fortune Society. Please watch the amazing PBS documentary "College Behind Bars" now on Netflix. Support BPI by visiting https://bpi.bard.edu/ and learning more. Books Recommended by Jessica Neptune: College in Prison - Daniel Karpowitz The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin Freedom Dreams - Robin D.G. Kelley Getting Tough - Julilly Kohler-Hausmann We Do This 'Til We Free Us - Mariame Kaba Books Recommended by Dyjuan Tatro: Presumed Criminal - Carl Suddler The New Jim Crow- Michelle Alexander The End of Policing - Alex S. Vitale Until We Reckon - Danielle Sered College Behind Bars (Documentary) - Netflix or PBS About The Inquiring Mind Podcast: I created The Inquiring Mind Podcast in order to foster free speech, learn from some of the top experts in various fields, and create a platform for respectful conversations. Learn More: https://www.theinquiringmindpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theinquiringmindpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theinquiringmindpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/StanGGoldberg Subscribe to the Inquiring Mind Podcast: Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3tdRSOs Apple: http://apple.co/38xXZVJ Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3eBZfLl Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tiQieE

Google today announced the launch of Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry. The initiative — created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), Defy Ventures, Fortune Society and The Ladies of Hope Ministries — is designed to offer job readiness and digital skill training for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Google today announced the launch of Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry. The initiative — created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), Defy Ventures, Fortune Society and The Ladies of Hope Ministries — is designed to offer job readiness and digital skill training for formerly incarcerated individuals.

"A Meaningful Life" features an interview with David Rothenberg. From the glamour of Broadway as a press agent and producer to prison riots, civil rights sit-ins, politics, and criminal justice reform, David has led a multi-faceted life. He has been involved with over 200 Broadway and off- Broadway productions and represented some of the most successful works in theatre including the original production of Hair, Richard Burton’s Hamlet, Beyond the Fringe, Tony and Tina’s Wedding and Blue Man Group. David worked with Alvin Ailey, Bette Davis, Peggy Lee, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and many others. He co-created, wrote, and produced the play The Castle, which has been performed Off-Broadway, on college campuses, and in prisons throughout the country.  David is a former member of the New York City Human Rights Commission and was appointed as Advisory Counsel to the New York State Commission on Human Rights in 1984. The letter David wrote to his mother on being gay was so beautiful that it was included in Andrew Carroll’s NY TIMES Bestseller, Letters of a Nation, a collection of extraordinary American letters spanning more than 350 years.  In this Episode I ask David about many topics including his production of John Herbert’s prison drama called Fortune and Men’s Eyes that led to his life's work with  the non-profit advocacy and re-entry organization called The Fortune Society. For more than 50 years, Fortune has helped tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people through a wide range of holistic services for successful reentry into the community.  Now in his late-80s, David continues to highlight the issues and needs of the formerly incarcerated and social injustice. He has two radio shows on WBAI and volunteers at Fortune.  His memoir, "Fortune in My Eyes," was published in 2012. Elizabeth Taylor, once said of him, “David can lift the chains from your soul.”

More than 2 million people in the U.S. are incarcerated — and tens of thousands have had COVID-19. The pandemic has brought more attention than ever to the barriers to healthcare in prisons and jails. But this has been a problem since long before COVID-19. Incarceration stamps lasting effects on people’s health, and sends ripple effects beyond the prison walls, into the lives and health of people living on the outside. On this episode, we look at incarceration and its long-term impact on health. We hear the story of Adnan Khan, a formerly incarcerated advocate fighting for better conditions in American prisons; how the design of prisons affects human health; and what it’s like trying to provide mental health care in a setting that’s not really set up for that. Also heard on this week’s episode: We talk with Stanley Richards about his personal experience being incarcerated, and why the very design of prisons creates an assault on people’s health. Stanley is executive vice president of the Fortune Society, a nonprofit that supports people’s successful transition from incarceration back into the outside world. As a psychiatrist, Elizabeth Ford wanted what was best for her patients — but working in the prison system often seemed at odds with providing treatment and care. She talks about her time as the chief of psychiatry for New York City’s Correctional Health Services, and how her obligation to her patients clashed with the limitations of the system. While incarcerated at California’s Solano State Prison, Gordon Melvin found the inspiration to take his health and well-being into his own hands. His motivation came from a yoga program on PBS. It transformed his body, mind, and life. This story is from the KALW series “Uncuffed.”

On episode 157 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by lawyer Steven Donziger for a two-part conversation. Steven tells the staggering story of his role in bringing a successful case against Chevron for their deliberate pollution in the Amazon and Chevron’s subsequent case against him that has led to Steven living under house arrest for more than 500 days awaiting a trial.Steven breaks down how his case reached this point and why he feels he has been unable to get a fair trial. Postponements due to COVID, judges with conflicts of interest, and a lack of media attention have all played a role in this extraordinary case. Steven calls himself a canary in the coal mine for other human rights lawyers and environmental activists who could be affected by the precedent set in his case. Steven Donziger is a renowned advocate, writer, and public speaker with a focus on addressing human rights abuses and corporate malfeasance.  He is part of the team working with indigenous and farmer communities in an area of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest suffering from high cancer rates and other health ailments related to the massive oil pollution caused by Texaco, now owned by Chevron. In 2011, the affected communities won a historic $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for the environmental cleanup of what experts consider to be one of the worst oil-related catastrophes in the world. Known for his “Herculean tenacity” (Business Week), Steven has represented the affected communities since first visiting the region in 1993. Steven also founded Project Due Process, a legal advocacy group for Cuban detainees who arrived in the United States in the Mariel boatlift. He is the former director of the non-partisan National Criminal Justice Commission that in 1996 produced the landmark study, The Real War On Crime, published as a book by HarperPerennial. Steven’s analysis and commentary on human rights, environmental, and criminal justice matters has been featured in numerous legal publications, academic journals, and news outlets.  He is the former chief correspondent for United Press International in Nicaragua, where he reported for a variety of publications during the U.S.-backed contra war. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1991, Steven worked as a trial attorney for the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors to the Fortune Society, the largest self-help organization for ex-offenders in the United States. In 1991, Steven led a mission to Iraq of lawyers, public health specialists, and military experts to assess the impact on civilians of the bombing during the first Gulf War.  The group’s report, which found that an estimated 100,000 children would die following the cessation of hostilities because of damage to the Iraqi health care infrastructure, was adopted by the United Nations and attracted coverage in more than 400 newspaper and media outlets throughout the world. Steven lives in New York City with his wife and son. (Note: In July 2018, consistent with the retaliatory litigation campaign described in the accompanying video, New York bar authorities suspended Steven's license to practice law in New York. Steven is not currently practicing law in New York.)

Steven Donziger is a renowned advocate, writer, and public speaker with a focus on addressing human rights abuses and corporate malfeasance. He is part of the team working with indigenous and farmer communities in an area of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest suffering from high cancer rates and other health ailments related to the massive oil pollution caused by Texaco, now owned by Chevron. In 2011, the affected communities won a historic $9.5 billon judgment against Chevron for the environmental cleanup of what experts consider to be one of the worst oil-related catastrophes in the world. Known for his “Herculean tenacity” (Business Week), Steven has represented the affected communities since first visiting the region in 1993. Steven also founded Project Due Process, a legal advocacy group for Cuban detainees who arrived in the United States in the Mariel boatlift. He is the former director of the non-partisan National Criminal Justice Commission that in 1996 produced the landmark study, The Real War On Crime, published as a book by HarperPerennial. Steven’s analysis and commentary on human rights, environmental, and criminal justice matters has been featured in numerous legal publications, academic journals, and news outlets. He is the former chief correspondent for United Press International in Nicaragua, where he reported for a variety of publications during the U.S.-backed contra war. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1991, Steven worked as a trial attorney for the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors to the Fortune Society, the largest self-help organization for ex-offenders in the United States. In 1991, Steven led a mission to Iraq of lawyers, public health specialists, and military experts to assess the impact on civilians of the bombing during the first Gulf War. The group’s report, which found that an estimated 100,000 children would die following the cessation of hostilities because of damage to the Iraqi health care infrastructure, was adopted by the United Nations and attracted coverage in more than 400 newspaper and media outlets throughout the world. Steven lives in New York City with his wife and son. (Note: In July 2018, consistent with the retaliatory litigation campaign described in the accompanying video, New York bar authorities suspended Steven's license to practice law in New York. Steven is not currently practicing law in New York.) www.donzigerdefense.com - learn about and support this case https://www.donzigerlaw.com/full-bio Follow Steven for updates: https://twitter.com/SDonziger Be an ally and take action: https://www.makechevroncleanup.com/ Be an ally by signing this petition https://www.donzigerdefense.com/ Legal Defense Fund Learn More: Lawyer Went From Hero to House Arrest And if you like reading legal briefs: Petition for Mandamus from Judge Kaplan and Preska (asking them to do their duty and release Steven Donziger) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catalyst-talks/message

Rebuilding Lives features an interview with award winning Stanley Richards, a previously incarcerated man who has transformed his life and helps thousands of others rebuild theirs every year. Stanley is the Executive Vice President of The Fortune Society, a non-profit organIzation in New York founded by David Rothenberg. In addition to his work with Fortune, Stanley Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to be appointed to the NYC Board of Correction where he is Vice Chair working on many initiatives, including a blueprint for the future of criminal justice in NYC. We talk about how he turned his life around along with other inspiring stories. Stanley was recognized by the Obama Administration as a Champion of Change.

Untapped Talent: Individuals With A Criminal Record Show Notes Links & Resources From The Episode:   Cornell Justice and Employment Initiative    The Cornell Prison Education Program      Article on the benefits to companies and government budgets from employing the formerly incarcerated: (https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/from-incarceration-to-employment-how-hiring-formerly-incarcerated-people-can-give-your-business-an-edge.html) & ACLU Paper (https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/060917-trone-reportweb_0.pdf)  An Employers Guide toCompliance with New York Correction Law Article 23-A   The Fortune Society   The Marshall Project   Vera Institute of Justice   The Rand Study on the effectiveness of correctional education https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/outofwork.html   Pete Leonard “I Have A Bean” - https://www.faithdrivenentrepreneur.org/pete-leonard-of-i-have-a-bean   Jails to Jobs   The Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Sean Pica, Executive Director The Work Opportunity Tax Credit   Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center’s studies on employment after prison    Loyalty and higher retention rates (https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/from-incarceration-to-employment-how-hiring-formerly-incarcerated-people-can-give-your-business-an-edge.html) Our Guests On This Episode:   Rahson Johnson   BIOGRAPHY Rahson Johnson goes above and beyond to positively impact youth and his community, utilizing his lived experience and his compassionate heart to inspire and support hundreds of youth and adults. At the age of 16, Rahson was sentenced to serve 23-60 years in prison, leaving his neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for the remainder of his teen and early adult years, only to return just months before his 40th birthday. While incarcerated, books became Rahson’s family. He not only completed his high school coursework, but went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and a Master of Professional Studies in urban ministry. He also took advantage of opportunities to begin working with young people facing issues similar to the ones he experienced. While incarcerated, Rahson became a Youth Counselor with the Youth Assistance Program, an intervention program that brings kids to prisons, where he coached and educated young people on gang violence prevention, harm reduction, and sex education. While fulfilling, Rahson felt limited by his ability to only meet with these young people for a single 2-3 hour visit, and wondered how much more could be accomplished if they were able to establish genuine connections with the youth. Rahson realized he had more to offer. Less than a year after his release from prison, Rahson began working with the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, now known as Neighbors in Action. In his current role as Youth Programs Coordinator, Rahson works with a team to engage young people in afterschool activities, summer employment, and other enrichment programming though school and community-based workshops and groups, internships, and on-site activities. These initiatives focus on leadership development, social justice and media literacy, antiviolence, community mobilization, social-emotional learning, and college and career readiness. As part of NIA’s Arts to End Violence initiative, which engages young people in conversations about art as a tool for personal healing and community change, Rahson has led workshops across Brooklyn and Manhattan. He is also a lead facilitator for three NIA site-based afterschool programs: Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S.), which trains young people who have been exposed to violence to become peer educators and community organizers, Justice Community Plus, which connects young adults with work-readiness opportunities, and the Alumni Youth Advisory Council, a new initiative spearheaded by Rahson, which supports further engagement and leadership development for young people, declaring that “emotional safety is the more important piece for me.” Selfless in sharing himself and his own experiences, Rahson leads with kindness and integrity and amplifies Neighbors in Action’s anti-violence message with grace and passion.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMi23Hz2rUo   Babita Patel is a freelance humanitarian photographer documenting social impact issues around the world. Her work has appeared on ABC, Al Jazeera, HBO, MSNBC, NY1 and PBS; featured in Forbes, The Guardian, The Marshall Project, The New York Times, Slate and The Washington Post; and exhibited in multiple countries.   She is the founder of KIOO Project, an NGO that advances gender equality across the globe by teaching photography to girls who, in turn, teach photography to boys.   In 2020, Babita debuted her first book, Breaking Out in Prison, which introduces 15 men who were locked out of society long before they were locked up — men who got an education inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, and used it to break out of the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Today, they are role models for young men in their communities as they are credible messengers for at-risk youth, pushing them towards different opportunities over incarceration. The book puts a human face on effective solutions to ending the epidemic of mass incarceration in America today. Esta Bigler Director, Labor and Employment Law Programs Esta R. Bigler, Esq., is Director of Cornell University ILR’s Labor and Employment Law Program, the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, and the Cornell Project for Records Assistance. Ms. Bigler uses her extensive background in labor and employment law to convene conferences and forums studying current and emerging legal issues impacting employment, with the goal of influencing legislation and public policy decisions. A major focus of her work is the use of criminal records as a screening device for employment, the impact of employment on reducing recidivism, employer attitudes toward hiring people with criminal records, and the collateral consequences of incarceration.

Steven Donziger is a renowned advocate, writer, and public speaker with a focus on addressing human rights abuses and corporate malfeasance. He is part of the team working with indigenous and farmer communities in an area of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest suffering from high cancer rates and other health ailments related to the massive oil pollution caused by Texaco, now owned by Chevron. In 2011, the affected communities won a historic $9.5 billon judgment against Chevron for the environmental cleanup of what experts consider to be one of the worst oil-related catastrophes in the world. Known for his “Herculean tenacity” (Business Week), Steven has represented the affected communities since first visiting the region in 1993. Steven also founded Project Due Process, a legal advocacy group for Cuban detainees who arrived in the United States in the Mariel boatlift. He is the former director of the non-partisan National Criminal Justice Commission that in 1996 produced the landmark study, The Real War On Crime, published as a book by HarperPerennial. Steven’s analysis and commentary on human rights, environmental, and criminal justice matters has been featured in numerous legal publications, academic journals, and news outlets. He is the former chief correspondent for United Press International in Nicaragua, where he reported for a variety of publications during the U.S.-backed contra war. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1991, Steven worked as a trial attorney for the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors to the Fortune Society, the largest self-help organization for ex-offenders in the United States. In 1991, Steven led a mission to Iraq of lawyers, public health specialists, and military experts to assess the impact on civilians of the bombing during the first Gulf War. The group’s report, which found that an estimated 100,000 children would die following the cessation of hostilities because of damage to the Iraqi health care infrastructure, was adopted by the United Nations and attracted coverage in more than 400 newspaper and media outlets throughout the world. Steven lives in New York City with his wife and son. (Note: In July 2018, consistent with the retaliatory litigation campaign described in the accompanying video, New York bar authorities suspended Steven's license to practice law in New York. Steven is not currently practicing law in New York.) Full Bio Here Follow Steven for updates: https://twitter.com/SDonziger Be an ally and take action: https://www.makechevroncleanup.com/ Be an ally by signing this petition https://www.donzigerdefense.com/ Legal Defense Fund Learn More: The Nation: Lawyer Went From Hero to House Arrest Chevron’s SLAPP suit against Ecuadorians: corporate intimidation Steven Donziger: The man who stood up to an oil giant, and paid the price How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgement Against Chevron Lost Everything NYTimes Article 2013 And if you like reading legal briefs: Petition for Mandamus from Judge Kaplan and Preska (asking them to do their duty and release Steven Donziger) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catalyst-talks/message

Special Announcement: Listen to our new podcast, Finding Humanity. Through real-life stories of courage and purpose, Finding Humanity takes listeners into the heart of the most complex social and political issues facing our world. Each episode puts a human face on a global topic that is overwhelming and difficult to grasp. Our podcast weaves together insights from leading human rights and development experts — while providing listeners with tangible calls-to-action to make a difference. Finding Humanity is a production of Humanity Lab Foundation and Hueman Group Media. Our inaugural season is made possible in part by our collaborating partner, The Elders. findinghumanitypodcast.com ____ We at Sincerely, Hueman want to be part of the long term solution to combat racism in our country. We will continue to educate ourselves and our listeners, while also celebrating Black leaders, business owners artists and creatives in their own field through the stories we share on this podcast including the following: Second Chances with Stanley Richards, criminal justice reform advocate, acting Vice Chair of NYC Board of Correction and the Executive Vice President of The Fortune Society: sincerelyhueman.com/episodes/stanley-richards #1000BlackGirlBooks with Marley Dias, teen activist and founder of #BlackGirlBooks which aims to promote diversity in children’s literature: sincerelyhueman.com/episodes/marley-dias-1000blackgirlbooks Educated Rebel with Karamo Brown - star of Netlflix reality television Queer Eye: sincerelyhueman.com/episodes/karamo-brown Eliminating Hunger and Food Waste with Jasmine Crowe - sincerelyhueman.com/episodes/no-more-hunger-jasmine-crowe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

A lot of us are dealing with the challenges of reemerging into society after months of quarantine, but reentry during a pandemic poses much greater challenges for individuals getting out of prison. Enter the Fortune Society, a New York City based organization that provides essential support for people getting out of prison and promotes alternatives to incarceration. In this episode of Cityscape, host George Bodarky talks with JoAnne Page, President and CEO of the Fortune Society. 

A lot of us are dealing with the challenges of reemerging into society after months of quarantine, but reentry during a pandemic poses much greater challenges for individuals getting out of prison. Enter the Fortune Society, a New York City based organization that provides essential support for people getting out of prison and promotes alternatives to incarceration. In this episode of Cityscape, host George Bodarky talks with JoAnne Page, President and CEO of the Fortune Society. 

The Fortune Society president and CEO JoAnne Page talks about the challenges of prison reentry during the shutdown and how to access services. →The Fortune Society

Imagine being told constantly that you’ll never get out of your situation. Or that your environment, the family or neighborhood you were born into, is who you are. In this episode, we’re sharing the journey of Stanley Richards, a criminal justice reform advocate, acting Vice Chair of NYC Board of Correction and the Executive Vice President of The Fortune Society. Stanley cycled in and out of jail until he was arrested for robbery in 1986. He was sentenced to 9 years for his crime and spent 4 and a half years in prison. In this riveting story of hope and breaking free from the shackles of circumstance, Stanley is a remarkable example of what your life could be, if you don’t give up on yourself. Today, he’s a role model and inspiring leader at the helm of The Fortune Society — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals into society. Learn more about The Fortune Society: fortunesociety.org Follow Sincerely, Hueman on Instagram @sincerelyhueman This show is produced by Hueman Group Media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

Expand your knowledge about how--and how well--we manage the health of incarcerated patients in the United States, with the expert knowledge of correctional health experts Drs. Aaron Fox @adfoxmd, Jon Giftos @JonGiftosMD, and Emily Wang @ewang422. Correctional medicine is a black box for many providers who do not work in prison and jail settings. But it’s ever more relevant to primary care physicians everywhere, with increasing rates of incarceration the last decade.  In this episode, recorded live at SGIM 2019 #SGIM19, Dr. Fox, Dr. Giftos, and Dr. Wang talk us through the variability of the correctional healthcare systems throughout the country, the challenges to health for patients both while incarcerated and in the transition after release, and some essential nuts and bolts for providers about how to provide better care to this vulnerable population.   Full show notes available at https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Credits Written and produced by: Justin Berk MD MPH MBA, Nora Taranto MD Cover Image: Beth Garbitelli MS2 Infographic: Beth Garbitelli MS2 Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD, Justin Berk MD MPH MBA Edited by: Matthew Watto MD Guests: Aaron Fox MD, Jon Giftos MD, Emily Wang MD MAS Sponsor This episodes was recorded LIVE at #SGIM19 in Washington DC! Join the Society for General Internal Medicine today! Time Stamps 00:00 Intro, disclaimer and guest bios 05:10 One liners, book recommendations, career advice 13:00 Why does incarceration matter for healthcare?; Defining terms: jail, prison, probation 18:47 What is healthcare like during incarceration? What services are available? Who provides the care? How does it breed “passive patients”? 21:10 HIV in incarcerated patients 27:02 Opioid use disorder in prisons -MAT is rarely available 31:44 Prison is a toxic environment —exposure to solitary confinement, PTSD, self harm 34:23 How to ask about incarceration 36:49 Trauma informed care and the unique challenges to providing patient care after release from prison 43:22 Systemic barriers after release from jail or prison e.g. lifetime ban from public housing or food stamps 44:45 Discharge planning and transitioning care after release from prison; community health workers 51:32 Resources for learning more and advocacy —AAJH, The Fortune Society, Just Health, Dr Wang’s research —why you should visit and learn more about the correctional settings in your locale 57:20 Outro

By 2030, 1 in 3 people in prison will be 55 or older. We’ll discuss reform to address this trend and what the response to this trend tells us about the role of rehabilitation in the system. Darryl & Darnell Epps are brothers. Darnell is a student at Cornell who works for the Center on the Death Penalty. He recently published an op-ed in the NY Times entitled “The Prison ‘Old-Timers’ Who Gave Me Life: Aging inmates, some serving life sentences, helped me turn my life around. They could do even more good on the outside.” His brother, Darryl, is a Columbia Justice in Education Scholar who also works for the Fortune Society assisting formerly incarcerated people transition back from prison.

In this installment of “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, we welcome a familiar voice for any regular weekend WBAI listener, David Rothenberg—the host of “Any Saturday,” Saturdays from 8 to 10 a.m. A veteran Broadway producer and revered prisoners' rights activist, David was a civilian observer during the Attica Prison riot, which inspired his lifelong activism for prisoner's rights. That has included his work through the group he founded, The Fortune Society, a prisoner's rights organization that works with former inmates to aid them in adjusting to life after prison. Join Leonard and David for a conversation between two giants of New York City radio.

The Fortune Society is the leading nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people to turn their lives around. They have counseling services, drug and alcohol programs, an extensive job training and placement program and a transitional housing program.

How do we train and upscale workers for the 21st Century? And how can an entire pipeline of 7 million formerly incarcerated workers, seeking to be productive in society, “skill-up”. contribute, and fill roles competitively in the labor market, connect with willing and welcoming company? Stanley Richards, Executive Vice President at The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization based in New York City, NY with a mission to support successful reentry from prison and promote alternatives to incarceration, joins Vikrum Aiyer at the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. Richards serves at The Fortune Society, a $35 million non-profit organization based in New York City, with a mission to support successful reentry from jail and prison and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. Mr. Richards is second in charge and is involved in all aspects of the agency including the development and implementation of programs – discharge planning, education, workforce development, HIV/AIDS services, supportive housing, family services, substance use disorder treatment and mental health services, alternatives to incarceration and access to health care. Mr. Richards is a formerly incarcerated man of color and has over 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field. Mr. Richards has developed the expertise and extensive knowledge of programs, services, policies, and systems that impact the lives of people involved in the criminal justice system and reenter society. Mr. Richards was honored by the Obama Administration as a “Champion of Change” for his commitment to helping formerly incarcerated individuals reenter successfully into society. Mr. Richards was also a member of Governor Cuomo’s Ending the Epidemic Task Force which produced New York State’s Blueprint to End the AIDS Epidemic. Mr. Richards was a key participant in the NYC Discharge Planning Collaboration launched in 2004 by NYC Dept. of Corrections (DOC) and NYC Dept. of Homeless Services (DHS) that led to the launch of the Rikers Island Discharge Enhancement (RIDE) program. Mr. Richards graduated from Medaille College. He is certified as a Counseling Aide by the NYS Department of Labor. Mr. Richards was a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow in their Developing Leadership Program to Reduce Substance Use and completed Columbia University’s Institute for Non-Profit, School of Business Management, Executive Management Program. Mr. Richards is a member of the Board of Directors of JobsFirstNYC, an intermediary with a mission to reduce the number of out-of-school and out-of-work young people in NYC He also serves on the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Juvenile Justice Oversight Board and the Vera Institute of Justice National Leadership Group: Pathways from Prison to Post-Secondary Education; as well as the Vera Institutional Review Board. Mr. Richards also serves on Community Board (7) in the Bronx.

“I had successfully completed parole, started a family, began a business, was working hard, and was one week away from completing a Master’s Degree in Social Work – at the top of my class in CUNY Lehman College – when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) came to my home to detain me,” wrote Khalil Cumberbatch, associate vice president of policy at the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at The Fortune Society in an open letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio published on his organization’s website back in January. In this installment of "Leonard Lopate at Large," Khalil shares his harrowing story and tells Leonard about the work he does at The Fortune Society to help out other immigrants in a similar position to where he was just a few years ago.

It's The Alchemist's birthday, but thanks to the NYPD's "Rap Intelligence Unit," he and Prodigy are forced to celebrate in a jail cell, and soon after, P is headed upstate. But even Prodigy says prison changed him for the better.   Explore More: ... Dennis Kozlowski, the Tyco CEO who was incarcerated with Prodigy, is now the Chairman of the Board of the Fortune Society. This group works to help incarcerated individuals resume day to day life once they’re out. Check them out. ... People who oversee New York’s prisons think they know why healthcare inside may be subpar: there aren’t enough caregivers. Jack Beck, a representative from the Correctional Association of New York, which helps oversee the prisons, testified in 2017 that many prison healthcare jobs were vacant.   ... Being incarcerated didn’t stop Prodigy from making music. This song was recorded while P was inside. In it, he gives a shout out to King Benny, who visited him every weekend.     LANGUAGE WARNING: The Realness contains strong language that some listeners may find offensive.  WNYC’s health coverage and The Realness by Only Human is supported in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Jane and Gerald Katcher and the Katcher Family Foundation, Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  Audio of Prodigy on Questlove Supreme is provided by Pandora, which also has a recording of Mobb Deep's classic hit "Shook Ones (Part II)" performed by Nas. Additional audio of Prodigy provided from the audio book of My Infamous Life by Albert "Prodigy" Johnson.

LET'S TALK ABOUT REAL LIFE FORMALLY INCARCERATED OFFENDERS AND LISTEN TO THEIR REAL LIFE STORIES!   Beatty's guests today are EUGENE KING whose formative years were filled with violence and injustice.  For nearly 20 years, Eugene cycled in and out of the justice system, struggling with homelessness, substance use and anger management issues.  And one day, he decided he'd had enough and made a vow on July 10th 2010 to never ever again find myself sitting in a hot, humid prison. His story is an inspiration for all of us! Eugene's own determination  coupled with the on-going help that he receives from the FORTUNE SOCIETY, has enabled him to turn his life around.   BARRY CAMPBELL describes himself as a 'systems baby', having experienced foster care, the juvenile system, incarceration at Rikers Island as a youth and prison as an adult.  Barry came to the FORTUNE SOCIETY as a client in 1992 after serving time in a NYS prison.  He successfully completed substance abuse treatment at Fortune and progressed at the agency from intern to staff member to his current position as SPECIAL ASSISTANT to the CEO.   Dr. Steve Baker is a psychiatrist who has been practicing general psychiatry for over 40 years. Although in town for only a few days, I though he would be a perfect addition to today's show.    TO LIFE AND LOVE AND MAKING POSITIVE CHOICES! xoxoxoBEATTY 

Deborah Shaw was an established costume designer in New York City. For 15 years she worked for “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” creating hundreds of costumes for the program. But when the show moved to Los Angeles, she decided to stay in New York and do something completely different. And her second act took her to Rikers Island, one of the most dangerous prisons in America. Starting in 2009, she began working in  "The Big Garden" -- a two-acre plot amid the prison complex -- helping both detainees and prisoners via horticultural therapy. Today she is building a new program for the Fortune Society using gardening to help individuals recently released from the prison system re-enter everyday life. DOWNLOAD EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Special thanks to Sarah McKinney of Encore.org for connecting us with Deborah Shaw.

Fact: More than 100,000 individuals in the US are held in private prisons and private immigration detention centers. These institutions are criticized for making money off mass incarceration―$5 billion every year―and have become a focus of the anti-mass incarceration movement. The Department of Justice under President Obama attempted to cut off private prisons, while DOJ under Trump has embraced these institutions. Few journalists or scholars have seen these prisons firsthand―until now. Join Lauren-Brooke Eisen―senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice―for the launch of her new book, Inside Private Prisons, as she reflects on her unprecedented access to our nation’s private penal system and what she’s uncovered about these corporate prisons. She will be joined by criminal justice journalist Eli Hager from The Marshall Project, investigate journalist Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Khalil Cumberbatch from The Fortune Society, and NPR correspondent Ailsa Chang.

This episode of Reentry Radio is the conclusion of a special three-part series about housing access and support for people with criminal justice system involvement. On October 27, 2016, the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) held a special event in partnership with The Fortune Society, The Supportive Housing Network of New York, and the Corporation for Supportive Housing. This day-long event, Excluded: A Dialogue on Safe, Supportive, and Affordable Housing for People with Justice System Involvement, gathered together a group of speakers and panelists from a variety of fields. This episode features the panel “Creating a New Paradigm,” which tasked speakers with considering new approaches to housing. Laura Mascuch, Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Network of New York, moderated the panel, which featured: Marta Nelson, Executive Director of the New York State Council on Community Reentry and Reintegration Trish Marsik, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Task Force on Behavioral Health and the Criminal Justice System Kristin Miller, Director of the Corporation for Supportive Housing JoAnne Page, President and CEO of the Fortune Society Jocelyn Fontaine, Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center The series concludes with “Translating Values Into Action,” a conversation around what can be done to further create and support a system where people with criminal justice system histories can live in safe, affordable, and supportive housing. This panel was moderated by Ronald Day, Associate Vice President of Policy at The Fortune Society, and featured: Paulette Soltani, Housing & Homelessness Organizer at VOCAL-NY John Relman, Managing Attorney at Relman, Dane & Colfax Margaret diZerega, Project Director within the Center on Sentencing and Corrections at the Vera Institute of Justice Jessica Yager, Executive Director at the NYU Furman Center

This episode of Reentry Radio is part two of a special three-part series about housing access and support for people with criminal justice system involvement. On October 27, 2016, the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) held a special event in partnership with The Fortune Society, The Supportive Housing Network of New York, and the Corporation for Supportive Housing. This day-long event, Excluded: A Dialogue on Safe, Supportive, and Affordable Housing for People with Justice System Involvement, gathered together a group of speakers and panelists from a variety of fields. This episode features the panel “Drilling Down: the Barriers to Housing Faced by People with Justice System Involvement,” moderated by Richard Cho, Director of Behavioral Health at the Council of State Governments Justice Center, featuring: Sideya Sherman, Executive Vice President for Community Engagement and Partnerships at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Liz Gaynes, President and CEO of the Osborne Association Linda Glassman, Deputy Commissioner at the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) Michael Bosket, Deputy Commissioner for Customized Assistance Services at HRA Matthew Main, Staff Attorney at Mobilization for Justice The panelists discussed barriers to housing at an individual level, barriers at a programmatic and provider level, and barriers at a policy level. This episode also features a series of short presentations and discussions surrounding housing models that are proven to work for people with criminal justice histories, led by Erin Burns-Maine, Senior Program Manager at the Corporation for Supportive Housing. Featuring: Rita Zimmer, Founder and Executive Director of Housing+Solutions Max Lindemen, Senior Director of Housing at The Fortune Society Yolanda Johnson Peterkin, Chief of Housing Community Activities at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

This episode of Reentry Radio is part one of a special three-part series about housing access and support for people with criminal justice system involvement. On October 27, 2016, the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) held a special event in partnership with The Fortune Society, The Supportive Housing Network of New York, and the Corporation for Supportive Housing. This day-long event, Excluded: A Dialogue on Safe, Supportive, and Affordable Housing for People with Justice System Involvement, gathered together a group of speakers and panelists from a variety of fields. Ann Jacobs, Director of PRI, moderated the first panel featured in this episode, “A Place Called Home: Why it Matters,” featuring: Jerilyn Perine, Executive Director of the Citizens Housing Planning Council Ana Oliveira, President of the New York Women’s Foundation Anthony Thompson, Professor of Criminal Law at NYU law School The panelists discussed the fundamental values and vision that drive policy related to providing housing and services to justice-involved people.

New York City wants to close Rikers Island within the next 10 years. The plan involves an effort to reduce the inmate population so the city can open small jails to replace the massive complex. One way the city is looking to reduce recidivism is through a "jails to jobs" initiative. But, getting a job isn’t always easy for someone who has spent time behind bars. Employers can be reluctant to hire someone with a criminal record. And ex-offenders with visible tattoos can face an especially hard time securing work. Enter Dr. David Ores who practices on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He runs a program that removes visible gang and prison tattoos for free. On this week's Cityscape, we talk with Dr. Ores about his Fresh Start initiative, as well as with Stanley Richards, Executive Vice President of the Fortune Society.

New York City wants to close Rikers Island within the next 10 years. The plan involves an effort to reduce the inmate population so the city can open small jails to replace the massive complex. One way the city is looking to reduce recidivism is through a "jails to jobs" initiative. But, getting a job isn't always easy for someone who has spent time behind bars. Employers can be reluctant to hire someone with a criminal record. And ex-offenders with visible tattoos can face an especially hard time securing work. Enter Dr. David Ores who practices on Manhattan's Lower East Side. He runs a program that removes visible gang and prison tattoos for free. On this week's Cityscape, we talk with Dr. Ores about his Fresh Start initiative, as well as with Stanley Richards, Executive Vice President of the Fortune Society.

In our second episode of art Work, Kay Takeda and Shaun Leonardo join Risa to share what leadership looks like in their work and ways to share power and be creative as administrators. Also, we get to have a closing round of "In First Place", a segment celebrating place-based projects either past or to-come. Learn more about our guests Kayand Shaun on Episode 2 of art Work and our guest musician, Public Access T.V., below: Kay Takeda has worked for over 20 years to advance artists and the arts in the areas of grantmaking, programming and capacity-building. She is currently the Vice President of Grants & Services at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) where she develops and oversees its grantmaking and professional development programs, and community initiatives including Arts East River Waterfront focusing on community partnerships to activate new public waterfront space in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Prior to LMCC, she worked with Arts International, where she oversaw a roster of national grant programs providing support for visual and performing artists working internationally; and with the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, where she managed a contemporary exhibition program, international residencies, and a studio program for visual artists in a 15,000 sq. ft historic space. She has served on the boards of the artist-run Goliath Visual Space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Tickle the Sleeping Giant, Inc./Trajal Harrell. She is a member of the selection committee for the New York Dance & Performance Awards (The Bessies) and lectures widely on professional issues affecting artists.Twitter: @KayTakedaLMCC: www.lmcc.net Shaun Leonardo’s artwork negotiates societal expectations of gender and sex, along with its notions of achievement, collective identity, and the experience of failure. In his work as an educator, Leonardo promotes the political potential of attention, self-reflection, and discomfort as a means to create awareness, disrupt meaning, and shift perspective. He is currently Manager of School, Youth Community Programs at the New Museum and has worked as an educator at the Fortune Society, Socrates Sculpture Park, Cooper Union's Outreach program and The Point (Bronx). Leonardo is a Brooklyn-based artist from Queens, New York City. He received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and has received awards from Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; The New York Studio School; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Art Matters; New York Foundation for the Arts; McColl Center for Visual Art; Franklin Furnace; and The Jerome Foundation. His work has been presented in galleries and institutions, nationally and internationally, and was recently featured in the exhibitions Crossing Brooklyn at Brooklyn Museum, Radical Presence at Studio Museum in Harlem, and Between History and the Body at 8th Floor Gallery. Leonardo’s current collaborative work, Mirror / Echo / Tilt, is funded by Creative Capital.Website: www.elcleonardo.comFacebook / Instagram: @elcleonardoNew Museum: www.newmuseum.orgAssembly:

"...she has like her cheerleading jacket inside glass and kind of on an easel, and all kinds of pictures of her daughter, and a swing outside on the lawn that has a plaque on it..." Kathy Shorr started out in photography by photographing her children and being told they were pretty good photographs. From there she took a night class at the School of Visual Arts and was told by her professor that the photos were very good, and after making sure her professor wasn't just being nice, she enrolled full-time at SVA where she graduated with honors. Kathy has a streak of social activism in her. She has taught documentary photo to kids with behavioral issues in the public school system, and she has taught photo workshops at GMHC and The Fortune Society. The success of Kathy's work comes directly from how she immerses herself into what she is working on. Her latest project, SHOT, explores survivors of gun violence. You can see more of her work at the links below. Links Follow Kathy on Twitter @katshorr https://twitter.com/katshorr See the SHOT project at http://www.shotproject.org See more of Kathy's work at http://www.kathyshorr.com Host: Michael Chovan-Dalton Show opening with Patrice Helmar Visit www.thephotoshow.org Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/realphotoshow and on Instagram instagram.com/realphotoshow/ Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/realphotoshow Music by @pataphysics-1 on Soundcloud

How does one go from rubbing elbows with likes of Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor to finding themselves in the midst of the Attica Prison riot in 1971?  Our guest on this edition of Cityscape is David Rothenberg.  Rothenberg is the founder of the Fortune Society, an organization that helps ex-convicts get their lives back on track. He launched the Fortune Society in 1967, but before that he was a press agent for some of the most successful Broadway productions of the 20th century, including Richard Burton's Hamlet and Hair. So what lured him away from the bright lights of Broadway to a life of helping people leaving the dark world of prison?  Rothenberg joins us to talk about his new book Fortune in My Eyes:  A Memoir of Broadway Glamour, Social Justice and Political Passion.

How does one go from rubbing elbows with likes of Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor to finding themselves in the midst of the Attica Prison riot in 1971?  Our guest on this edition of Cityscape is David Rothenberg.  Rothenberg is the founder of the Fortune Society, an organization that helps ex-convicts get their lives back on track. He launched the Fortune Society in 1967, but before that he was a press agent for some of the most successful Broadway productions of the 20th century, including Richard Burton’s Hamlet and Hair. So what lured him away from the bright lights of Broadway to a life of helping people leaving the dark world of prison?  Rothenberg joins us to talk about his new book Fortune in My Eyes:  A Memoir of Broadway Glamour, Social Justice and Political Passion.

President Obama's re-election hasn’t changed the fact that the nation remains divided along party lines. However, there is one important part of his agenda where there seems to be common ground and that is in fixing the nation’s broken criminal justice system. Americans from all parts of the political spectrum are ready to take a more pragmatic approach to justice issues that once divided the country. How will the second Obama Administration take advantage of this shift? Guests: Gloria Browne-Marshall is an associate professor of constitutional law at John Jay College. A former civil rights attorney, she’s founder of the Law and Policy Group. She’s also an award-winning playwright. Glenn Martin is Vice President of Development and Public affairs at the Fortune Society, which works to help ex-offenders reintegrate into their communities. He’s director of the Society’s David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, and a member of the New York City Council to End Gun Violence.