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Located at 630 Riverside Dr., NYC., St. Walburga's Academy, currently Fortune Society Academy, is used as part of a re-entry program for former prison inmates.

How to Actually Stop Recidivism: The $100 Million Blueprint That Works

Our system expects people leaving prison to secure housing, employment, and healthcare immediately. It also forces them to navigate a fractured, adversarial bureaucracy to do it. I served nearly a decade in federal prison for bank fraud.…
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Wage garnishment as part of court-ordered restitution, stacked on top of overdue bills and payments, displaying the financial challenges of financial stability after prison.

Why Court-Ordered Restitution Guarantees Financial Ruin for Ex-Felons

Most people assume that when you finish a federal prison sentence, your debt to society is paid. That is a myth. The reality is that the justice system attaches a financial anchor to your release that is nearly impossible to sever. I understand…
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Banks like the one shown, often blacklist former felons from opening bank accounts.

The Banking Blacklist: How Corporate Compliance Traps Former Felons

If you ask the average person why an individual with a criminal record cannot open a checking account, they will likely assume it is against the law. It isn't. The financial exile of formerly incarcerated people is driven entirely by the private…
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