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Blogs
February 22, 2013
Rikers Gets New Program to Help Folks Stay Out of Jail
Okay folks, admittedly we're kind of hard on the Correction Department. We've published a bunch of articles about bad goings on out in the Rikers Island jails in recent years. But this time, we're going to throw some kudos to Commissioner Dora Schriro and Mayor Bloomberg for starting a new program t ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2012
More Proof That Lauren Bacall Can Be Deeply Unpleasant
I've always admired Lauren Bacall--from a distance. Because truth be told, I'm a little bit afraid a huh. Enter David Rothenberg, who produced Fortune and Men's Eyes, among other plays, and who also formed the Fortune Society, an advocacy and service organization for the formerly incarcerated. In ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2012
Marcus Samuelsson Tells Ex-Convicts 'Texture Is Very Key'
Yesterday, the owner of Red Rooster swung by the Fortune Society, a nonprofit for formerly incarcerated men and women, to offer them a demo on healthy eating. Samuelsson cooked fried chicken and a salad with buttermilk dressing, offering tips for how to keep the leaves from going prison-lunch limp:
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Attica Prison Uprising '71 -- Another Voice Heard From
Liz FinkAs this paper's late great photographer, Fred McDarrah, used to say when cornered by readers angry over something they disliked in its pages, "The Voice is many voices." This is why Clark Whelton's article blaming leftists for the bloodiest prison siege in American history -- "Attica: ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2010
Al Pacino, Sam Shepard, Roy Scheider, Estelle Parsons -- It's Obies 1968!
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 30, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 33 23 Win '68 'Obies' The 1967-68 Village Voice Off-Broadway Awards were presented on Saturday afternoon at a giant invitational party at the Village Gate. These were the 13th annual "Obies," and a crowd of ... More >>
Columns
November 26, 2008
A Thanksgiving NYC Honor Roll for Hard Times
Blogs
April 15, 2008
Ex-Cons Tell Real-Life Tales Crime and Punishment at 'The Castle'
News
December 18, 2007
Holiday Off Ice
After decades in prison, three friends try to sort things out
News
August 22, 2006
Cell Block
City suddenly whips out plans for a new Bronx jail. Not in our wasteland, say opponents.
News
October 5, 2004
The Ripple Effect
Confusion over felon voting bans keeps even the eligible from the polls
News
May 12, 1998
Beyond Incarceration
What Lies Ahead? The Antiprison Movement Contemplates the Future