Getting Out and Staying Out Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Pier Sixty, New York, NY
MISSION GOSO partners with people impacted by arrest and incarceration on a journey of education, employment, and emotional wellbeing and collaborates with NYC communities to support a culture of nonviolence. GOSO offers a path to obtain life goals for justice-involved young men between the ages of 16 and 24. GOSO provides a path for young men on their journey to emotional wellbeing, educational opportunities, and employment. Justice-involvement can lead to mental health challenges, substance use, food insecurity, homelessness, and difficulty obtaining education and employment. These challenges are exacerbated for Black and brown men with justice-involvement due to the systemic racism they face. Participants can be currently or formerly incarcerated, have an open case, be on probation or parole, have been arrested or stopped by law enforcement, or feel vulnerable to arrest due to over-policing in their neighborhood. GOSO partners with hundreds of young men each year through our community-based program service center located in East Harlem.
Program Opening Ian Manuel Welcome Mike Woods, Emcee Welcome Lu-Shawn M. Thompson Host Committee Co-Chair Steve Sachs Host Committee Member Remarks Dr. Jocelynne Rainey President & CEO Remarks Réginald André Chairman of the Board
AWARD PRESENTATIONS Justice Transformer Education Award Chris Wilson Intro by Rick Segal Justice Transformer Advocacy Award Scott Budnick Intro by Ian Manuel 1
Corporate Leader of the Year Award Goldman Sachs Intro by Dr. Jocelynne Rainey
Closing Remarks Mike Woods, Emcee
Auction Live Appeal Lesleigh Irish-Underwood Host Committee Member Jacob Weinig Board Member DINNER
TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. is glad to sponsor the WiFi at the 2021 GOSO Gala. Wifi name: GOSO Password: Dignity2021
WELCOME Dear Friends and Supporters, I can’t tell you how delighted I am to be here with you tonight, and how grateful I am—on behalf of myself, GOSO’s staff, and our amazing participants—for your steadfast support this year. That support is no small thing, especially after a year and a half of loss and uncertainty wrought by the COVID pandemic and the unrest across the Country due to racial injustice. I never could have anticipated the hurdles ahead when I came to GOSO in January 2020. Through a difficult time we persisted on behalf of our participants, who needed us more than ever. We chose to find opportunities during the COVID crisis to fight for a just recovery. We knew that GOSO had to be part of the movement that stood up in the wake of more senseless deaths at the hands of police to participate in a historic reckoning with longstanding racial inequality. Working and continuing to serve
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our participants through COVID took resilience on the part of our whole team, and it will take continued strength, and your continued support, to find the other side.
DR. JOCELYNNE RAINEY President & CEO, GOSO
I’m extraordinarily proud of the work we’ve done. GOSO maintained programming with no break in services while adding more food distribution, PPE distribution, and housing support for our participants— all due to the help of our staff, our supporters, and funding from our City administration, the City Council, and the State. We helped our participants become essential workers, delivering food to vulnerable populations, among other vital tasks. By June 2020 GOSO opened again for in-person services, in September we had opened our new East Harlem headquarters with more space and capacity to serve New York City justice-involved young men. Our Cure Violence program SAVE (Stand Against Violence East Harlem) has continued its valiant efforts to prevent gun violence. This year SAVE opened a new office and expanded to serve Wagner Houses and launched a new Junior Violence Interrupters program with generous support from our New York State representatives.
We are proud to have been able to stand up to injustice and offer our participants the hope that a broken criminal justice system cannot. It continues to be a fact that Black Americans are incarcerated at more than 5 times the rate of whites due to the systemic racism deeply entrenched in our justice system. That nationwide, 67% of men who have been justice-involved return to jail or prison within 3 years. That Black American children represent 32% of children who are arrested, 42% of children who are detained, and 52% of children whose cases are judicially waived to criminal court. GOSO’s proven model is a necessary alternative to mass incarceration. Our participants have recidivism rates of around 15%, compared to 67% for young men nationwide. For 20 years, GOSO has partnered with the young people we serve to give them the support and resources to realize their dreams, with over 10,000 young people benefiting from GOSO’s dynamic programming. I steadfastly believe in this mission, and every day I see the progress these young men make when given the stability so often denied them. It’s quite simple: There is dignity in emotional well-being, education, and employment. Thank you, once again, for joining with us to celebrate the dignity of those we serve; thank you to GOSO Founder and CEO Emeritus Mark L. Goldsmith for a strong foundation and for the opportunity to carry GOSO’s work forward; and thank you to our hard working staff, dynamic board of directors, generous donors, and to the elected officials who have been so generous in helping us do the work. We’ll make you proud in 2022 and beyond. Sincerely,
DR. JOCELYNNE RAINEY President & CEO
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WELCOME Dear Friends of GOSO, Welcome and thank you for being a part of the 2021 GOSO Gala, aptly titled: We Are Dignity. This is the first time since April 2019 that the GOSO community has gathered for a major in-person event and, as Chairman of the Board, I couldn’t be more proud of all that we have to celebrate or more grateful to be able to celebrate it with you all.
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So much has happened over the past year-and-a-half, including the retirement of GOSO’s founder Mark Goldsmith (MG) and the welcoming of Dr. Jocelynne Rainey as President and CEO. During this time, GOSO broadened, strengthened, and adapted its programming to the circumstances imposed by a brutal pandemic, which like the justice system, has disproportionately devastated low-income communities of color. As a result, most GOSO participants, despite being from communities at the intersection of political and social neglect and overpolicing, continued to benefit from GOSO’s unique, holistic programming. At the same time, GOSO’s Stand Against Violence East Harlem (SAVE) team continued its transformative work of interrupting violence by engaging high-risk individuals to mediate conflicts, offering enrollment in GOSO programming as an alternative, and building a culture of nonviolence through community outreach. The work is meaningful and its impact is hard to overstate. While there is much to celebrate tonight, let’s also remember that the issues that led MG to found GOSO persist to this very day. Young men of color in New York City and across the country continue to bear the brunt of deep-rooted institutional and societal harm and neglect that sweep them into the criminal justice system at an alarming rate with no path out. And once exposed—whether briefly or prolonged, warranted or completely unfairly—these young people find themselves facing life-long barriers to attaining peace, opportunity, and dignity. For each person who walks through GOSO's doors and comes out with dignity and better prospects, there are many, many more who are kept from reaching their potential and, in many cases, find themselves stuck in the all-tofamiliar revolving door of poverty and incarceration. In short, the GOSO community’s work is far from complete.
RÉGINALD ANDRÉ Chairman of the Board, GOSO Vice President, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
The incredible successes that GOSO’s participants achieve despite the odds, made possible by your partnership and financial support, show just how powerful we can be together. I believe that we all—as concerned citizens, voters, neighbors, and friends—have the responsibility to speak up and lift up those in our communities who are held down by the systems we finance with our tax dollars. GOSO’s work is the vehicle through which we fulfill this responsibility. Tonight, let’s recommit to staying informed, investing our time, inviting others to get involved, and continuing to generously support GOSO. Serving on the GOSO Board of Directors since 2014 and as its chairman for the last five years has been a great honor and privilege. Together, during this time, we have taken so many important steps toward building a world in which a person’s race or contact with the system will prevent a secure and bright future, and for that I am grateful. Thank you to the staff, my fellow Board members, and everyone who has supported GOSO’s mission through volunteering time and philanthropy. To the GOSO participants—your work ethic, resilience, and dignity in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles continue to inspire and motivate all of us to do right by you and every other justice-involved and at-risk member of our community. With deep appreciation,
RÉGINALD ANDRÉ Chairman of the Board
THE ASSEMBLY STATE OF NEW YORK ROBERT J. RODRIGUEZ Assemblymember 68th District
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CHAIR Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment COMMITTEES Ways and Means Housing Corporations, Authorities & Commissions Labor Banks Mental Health Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus
Dear Dr. Rainey and GOSO Gala Guests, It is my pleasure to congratulate GOSO, an incredible organization that is committed to bettering the lives of young men who have been justice-involved in New York City on the evening of your annual gala. I have seen firsthand how GOSO’s programming—from your social services, educational and employment development and placement programs to your Cure Violence program SAVE—has made an immeasurable impact in the lives of thousands of people in my district in East Harlem and throughout New York City. GOSO has served more than 10,000 young people since its advent, providing workforce development training, court advocacy, an educational program, counseling and job placements through their program GOSO Works. I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to help fund SAVE’s expansion this year, ensuring there were more essential anti-violence conflict resolution services, junior violence interrupters and recreational opportunities available in the Washington and Carver Houses in East Harlem. I am also thankful that in the face of adversity and a global pandemic, GOSO stepped up to deliver services, both in person and virtually, to young people in need. I want to commend GOSO CEO and President Dr. Jocelynne Rainey for her commitment as a strong and vital partner in the fight to reform our criminal justice system. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Dr. Rainey and her team in the months and years to come. Additionally, it is my honor to congratulate this year’s GOSO honorees—Chris Wilson, Scott Budnick, and corporate leader of the year, Goldman Sachs—for their creativity and commitment. I look forward to our shared success in the future as we work together to make our City and our neighborhoods better and more equitable places to live. Sincerely,
ROBERT J. RODRIGUEZ Member of Assembly
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My warmest congratulations to GOSO tonight on the occasion of your annual gala. Thank you for your important work helping young people who have been justice-involved in New York City to improve their lives. GOSO’s Cure Violence program SAVE and your programs that help provide young people with key educational, employment and social services resources have greatly improved the lives of thousands of individuals in East Harlem and throughout our City. I appreciate that GOSO CEO and President Dr. Jocelynne Rainey has also been a strong voice along with those of us who believe our criminal justice system is failing too many New Yorkers and must be reformed. Additionally, I congratulate this year’s GOSO honorees—Chris Wilson, Scott Budnick, and corporate leader of the year, Goldman Sachs. I look forward to continuing to work together to make our neighborhoods and our City a better and more just place to live for all New Yorkers.
DIANA AYALA Council Member 8th District
HOST COMMITTEE Norm Merritt and Lu-Shawn M. Thompson Co-Chairs Réginald, Samantha & Autumn André
Dr. Debra R. Lamb
Richard & Freya Block
Brian & Lainie Murrell
Kane Brenan Gregory D. Calnon Scott A. Carlson Dr. Baz Dreisinger Kwame Fynn Mark Goldsmith & Dr. Arlene Goldsmith Court E. Golumbic Derrick Hamilton Robert Harwood-Matthews Tim Ingrassia Lesleigh “LIU” Irish-Underwood
Lu-Shawn M. Thompson and Norm Merritt, Co-CHAIRS
Gary P. Jenkins
As of September 16 , 2021
Norm & Armenay Merritt Craig Russell Steve Sachs Susan & Michael Siegel Karen St. Hilaire Michael Swell Gene Sykes Lu-Shawn M. Thompson Troy Thornton Monali Vora Sam White Valerie White
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THANK YOU Thank you to all of the 2021 GOSO Gala’s generous donors and to year-round supporters and activists creating Justice Transformation in our communities! VISIONARY Anonymous Seryl and Charles Kushner Lauren and Paul Netter
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INNOVATOR Anonymous Dan Dees Tim Ingrassia McCann Worldgroup Susan and Michael Siegel Gene Sykes TRAILBLAZER CNN Court Golumbic Brian and Lainie Murrell Craig Russell Steve Sachs Michael Swell REFORMER American Prison Data Systems, PBC Kane Brenan Greg Calnon Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Katie and Dave Keenan Norm and Armenay Merritt Lu-Shawn M. Thompson
MOBILIZER Samantha and Rég André Wendy Bosalavage Goldman Sonnenfeldt Foundation Christopher Keogh LISC NYC Lauren and Michael Marrus Stein Charitable Foundation TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. CHANGE-MAKER Matthew and Jamie Bloom Michael Nash Elaine and Simon Parisier Troy Thornton Edie Weiner ADVOCATE Diane and Arthur Abbey Roswitha and A.J. Agarwal Douglas Armer John Berman Richard and Freya Block Rakim Brooks Colleen Quilty Bruker and Nathan Bruker Dawn Cardi Scott A. Carlson Carnegie Hill Neighbors Inc. Janine Craane
Michele DeMilly Andrea Drasites Sharon Emek Daniel Goldberg Mark Goldsmith and Dr. Arlene Goldsmith Susan Gorelick Steven Gutman Robert Harwood-Matthews Andy and Cathy Jacobs Nadeem Meghji Jeremy Miller Anthony Myers Fred Pfaff Louise Phillips-Forbes and Christopher Forbes Jan Rothschild Tony Smith Kimberly Till Ira Wachtel Jacob Weinig Erika Weinstein Lee Weinstein Michael Wiebolt Marcia Wilson Barbara and Michael Zimmerman
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OFFICERS Réginald André Chairman of the Board Vice President, Investment Banking Goldman Sachs Norman Merritt Vice Chairman of the Board President & CEO Qualitest Group
Ira Wachtel Secretary Former Construction Industry VP Nathan Bruker Treasurer CFO Managing Director Prospect Ridge
BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Berman Co-Anchor CNN’s “New Day”
Daniel Goldberg President Core Spaces
Charles Kushner Chairman/Principal Kushner Industries
Ashish Prashar Global CMO R/GA
Richard Block Former Senior VP and President Westvaco Corporation
Robert Harwood-Matthews Executive VP Starcom
Lauren Marrus CEO Dempsey & Carroll
Matthew Bloom CFO West Side Montessori School
Simone S. Hicks Associate Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Jeremy Miller Chief Communications Officer McCann Worldgroup
Kimberly Till Former Senior Leadership Disney, Sony, AOL Time Warner, and Microsoft
Wendy Bosalavage President LIV unLtd
Darius A. Hines Managing Director Ogilvy
Brian Murrell Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP
Rakim Brooks Senior Campaign Strategist ACLU
Katie Keenan Sr. Managing Director Blackstone
Paul Netter Global Credit Portfolio Manager Millennium Partners
Edie Weiner President Weiner, Edrich, Brown Inc. Jake Weinig Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager Malachite Capital Management
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ACTION BOARD ACTION BOARD Kwame Fynn Co-Chair Sam White Co-Chair Razakh Abdirahman Rachel Bloom Marcus Byrd Tasia Hawkins
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Viveka Hulyalkar Madeline Knight Julia Milch Katie Mills (Brosca) Sean Nuttall Emmanuel Onakoya
FRIENDS OF THE ACTION BOARD
Jordan Richardson
Wes Adams
Matthew Satchell
Jeannie Ashton
Colin Skaf
Josh Barer
Trevor Smith
Alex Borden
Colleen Sullivan
Madison Brisseaux
Marisa Taney
Ana Frischtak
Richard Yee
Kalima Mayo-Perez
MIKE WOODS Master of Ceremonies Mike Woods is a meteorologist for Good Day New York on Fox5 NY. Mike Woods joined FOX 5 NY in June 2001 as the weekend meteorologist and “Good Day New York” feature reporter and has been the morning meteorologist for “Good Day” since October 2003. Mike is also a Patron for the Fox News Apprentice Program, which is a diversity program that assists students and young professionals interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting and journalism. Mike is an active member and supporter of 100 Black Men Inc of New York and its Eagle Academy, The Ronald McDonald House, Housing Works, AYUDA for the Arts, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Ian Manuel Ian Manuel is a writer and activist. Arrested and charged with a non-homicide offense at age 13, Ian was sentenced to die in prison. With the support of the Equal Justice Initiative, he was released in 2016 after serving 26 years. His memoir, My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope and Redemption, was released earlier this year.
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HONOREES
CHRIS WILSON The first recipient of our Justice Transformer Educator Award is activist, best-selling author and educator Chris Wilson.
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Chris splits his time between Baltimore, Maryland, and New York City and works as a visual artist, author, film producer, and social justice advocate. Through his work, he investigates societal injustices, human relationships, and public policies. His book, The Master Plan, continues to inspire people from all walks of life. His artwork is collected and displayed internationally and his production company, Cuttlefish, has produced several successful films, including The Box, which was recently featured in the Tribeca Film Festival. He is also the founder of the Chris Wilson Foundation, which supports social entrepreneurs and prison education, including re-entry and financial literacy for returning citizens, as well as art-related programs.
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The recipient of our Justice Transformer Advocacy Award is activist and film producer Scott Budnick. Scott is an American film producer, founder of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), and is currently CEO of One Community, LLC—a film, television, and new media co-financing company that uses the power of storytelling to encourage and inspire positive global change. Since 2004, Scott has been a fierce advocate for social justice and a fairer judicial system. In 2003, he began volunteering with InsideOUT Writers (IOW), a program that brings creative writing into juvenile halls. In 2014, Scott founded ARC, whose mission is to reduce incarceration, improve the outcomes of formerly incarcerated individuals, and build healthier communities. ARC provides formerly incarcerated men and women with direct services such as housing, counseling, job training and opportunities, mentoring, and education. The organization also empowers and mobilizes its members to play a role in justice reform efforts through direct policy advocacy.
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the goso > GOLDMAN SACHS CONNECTION GOSO thanks the legions of Goldman Sachs employees and alumni who, over the years, shared their expertise and time to make a difference in the lives of justiceimpacted Black and brown young people. It is because of the commitment and generosity of current and former Goldman Sachs employees that Goldman Sachs will receive our 2021 Corporate Leader of the Year Award.
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BROAD GOLDMAN SACHS EMPLOYEE SUPPORT: z Over 165 Goldman Sachs employees have contributed >$460K z Over 100 Goldman Sachs employees have volunteered with GOSO since 2015, including through Community Team Works Partnerships POWERFUL JUNIOR GOLDMAN SACHS PRESENCE IN LEADERSHIP: z Board Chair: Rég André, VP (Investment Banking) z Action Board Co-Chair: Kwame Fynn, VP (Asset Management) z Board Members: Includes two Goldman Sachs alumni
Since 2014, people from Goldman Sachs have volunteered their time and lived experiences to lead employment skills workshops, financial literacy classes, and networking events that are part of GOSO’s robust job-training, educational, and vocational programming that contributes to their participants’ exceptionally low recidivism rate. Goldman Sachs remains the largest source of volunteers and donors for GOSO and the partnership remains intentional. The pandemic and its cascading after-effects have exacerbated racial inequalities, from disparities in health outcomes to a widening student achievement gap. Goldman Sachs volunteers' focus on advancing racial equity reflects the firm’s longstanding commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity.
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GOSO’S MODEL IS A BLUEPRINT Our model is a blueprint that breaks through the barriers of the justice system and partners with justice-involved individuals to achieve their life goals. How do we define “justice-involvement?” A person who has had contact with the justice system, including being profiled, stopped, searched, ticketed, detained, charged, convicted, incarcerated, placed in community supervision, or is vulnerable to involvement with the justice system.
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What are some of the barriers GOSO helps participants navigate? Justice-involvement can lead to mental health challenges, substance use, food insecurity, homelessness, and difficulty obtaining education and employment. These challenges are exacerbated for Black and brown men with justiceinvolvement due to the systemic racism they face.
“THROUGH GOSO
I’ve gotten my driver’s license, security license, scaffolding and flaggers, and more. With these certifications, I have so many job opportunities open to me and I have been consistently working for over four years. GOSO made me want a future for myself and they’ve helped to put me on a successful path forward.” —LOUIS G., GOSO PARTICIPANT
What Your Donation Means to GOSO’s Participants $100,000
Pays for 15 GOSO participants to improve their reading skills and and prepare for High School equivalency studies in our new Literacy Program.
$70,000
Provides comprehensive counseling, case management, and wraparound services for 50 GOSO participants.
$50,000
Buys a van for SAVE (Stand Against Violence East Harlem, GOSO’s community violence prevention program), allowing violence interrupters to speedily intervene as credible messengers in the community and reach out to more community members.
$25,000
Covers one year of legal consultation services for all GOSO participants.
$10,000
Secures essential vocational training for 25 GOSO participants to qualify for better paying jobs.
$5,000
Pays for purchase and installation of a clothes washer and dryer in GOSO’s office, so participants with unstable housing can keep their clothing clean.
$4,000
Secures a 3-month paid internship for a GOSO participant with an employer partner, who may hire him permanently.
$1,000
Provides books and required materials for a participant’s college or vocational coursework (or) Provides stipends for 3 successful High School equivalency students (or) Buys 30 participants starter tool kits to help them get a strong start in their construction (general laborer) jobs.
$750
Pays for everything a participant needs to obtain a driver’s license, including fees and required courses.
$500
Provides 40 currently incarcerated participants with the valuable life lessons contained in copies of The Master Plan by Chris Wilson.
$100 $50
Buys a warm winter coat for a GOSO participant. Pays for work boots for a GOSO participant so he can start his construction or warehouse job.
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GOSO’s Reentry Work For some participants, GOSO’s services start in a correctional facility. We connect with currently incarcerated individuals in NYC jails, adolescent detention centers, NYS prisons, and federal facilities. Our Reentry Services include: z LEGAL ADVOCACY: Written letters of support for open court cases and parole hearings.
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z FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT: Emotional well-being and family connection while a participant is incarcerated. z FUTURE PLANNING: Creating educational, employment, and other life goals for post-release.
COURT ADVOCACY GOSO provides a range of advocacy services to participants, which include but are not limited to writing court letters, assistance with benefits, housing, and school. GOSO will work with participants to determine other advocacy needs, such as working with attorneys, probation officers, parole officers, or other post-release officers.
TRACKS PROGRAM GOSO is committed to ensuring that all participants can reach their personal and professional goals. Participants can choose a track to move in the direction that they seek.
FOUNDATION EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT
FOUNDATION Participants who choose this track are facing significant challenges, which could include barriers around their mental health, homelessness or unstable housing, substance use, or issues around an open case or continued police involvement. EDUCATION Participants who do not have their high school diploma or equivalent will be encouraged to be tracked into Education with the goal of enrolling in our Pathways to Graduation (P2G) program. Participants with their diploma or equivalent who are committed to attending college can receive support towards this goal. EMPLOYMENT Participants who pick the Employment track will have the opportunity to participate in GOSOWorks Job Readiness workshops and become eligible for Vocational Trainings. Participants can pursue credentials in fields including: construction, security, medical, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), and trade school in areas like electronics, music, automotive technology, computers and more.
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BY THE NUMBERS Systemic Racism Black Americans make up only 13% of U.S. residents while accounting for over
40% of the incarcerated population.
Mass Incarceration
Cycle of Recidivism
In 1970, the prison population was 357,292.
Within three years of release,
In 2019, the prison population was 2,306,200.
two-thirds (67.8%) of released prisoners are rearrested.
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Overpoliciing & Police Brutality Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. experience the threat or use of force by police annually, and they are
disproportionately Black and Latinx.
Lasting Stigmas The prison system does not offer opportunities for genuine rehabilitation. In turn,
returning to society successfully can be challenging.
Mental Health & Wellness Addressing consequences of trauma that the justice system creates in peoples’ lives is
key in reducing recidivism.
NEW PROGRAM: Emerging leaders Emerging Leaders is GOSO’s five-month leadership training for young men who are ready to tap into their leadership skills and to help shape the community around them. Our emerging leaders: z Discover how one person’s story has the power to shift the narrative around Black and brown justice-involved men. z Develop the leadership abilities needed to create positive change in our communities. z Connect with community leaders who are making an impact for social justice. z Hone storytelling skills, helping them to share their own story with the world. z Become ambassadors for GOSO and learn how to effectively represent our mission.
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CONGRATULATIONS! DR. JOCELYNNE RAINEY, CEO GETTING OUT, STAYING OUT ON YOUR LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMATION, AND GROWTH OF THIS MOST 28
IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HONOREES FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE REFORM
With Honor & Respect, Raymond P. Lewis President and CEO RPL Consulting, LLC
www.rplewisassociates.com
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z Inmate, prisoner
z Incarcerated person, person who is incarcerated
z Convict, criminal, felon,
offender, delinquent
z Ex-convict, ex-criminal,
ex-offender, ex-felon
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z Person with justice system involvement z Returning citizen, formerly incarcerated z Vulnerable to systemic racism, police brutality, and police involvement
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