New leader of Fortune Society talks Rikers, receivership and criminal justice in NY

New leader of Fortune Society talks Rikers, receivership and criminal justice in NY

CEO and President of Fortune Society Stanley Richards recently sat down with the Eagle to discuss the organization’s legislative agenda, the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the Department of Correction’s new commissioner as well as his goals as Fortune’s president.

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Formerly incarcerated man to lead major criminal justice nonprofit

Formerly incarcerated man to lead major criminal justice nonprofit

Stanley Richards, who several years ago became the first formerly incarcerated man to serve as a top executive in the city’s Department of Correction, was this week named the next president and CEO of the Fortune Society.

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