A Night for Phenomenal Women and Paying the Price Post-Strike

The City revisits its decision to cut nonprofit programming on Rikers Island, two years after the funding reductions. 

The City: Rikers Now Looks to Bring Back Nonprofits After Kicking Them Off Island

Osborne Association Responds to the Growing Crisis in New York Prisons

A new report outlines strategies to decarcerate Rikers Island by expanding community-based alternatives that address the root causes of New Yorkers’ justice involvement.

Expanding Alternatives to Incarceration in NYC: A Pathway to Safely Closing Rikers Island

Lending Expertise on Housing, Health and Child-Sensitive Arrests

The Osborne Center for Justice Across Generations (OCJAG) shares our 2025 policy priorities to advance restorative, healing-centered responses to law-breaking, strengthen communities, and promote opportunities for people to thrive

Osborne’s 2025 Policy Priorities

Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill signed into law!

Panels, Press, and (Yes) Parties at Rikers and Prisons

Should we treat Black and Brown people with felony indictments or convictions differently?

Contact Gov. Hochul to urge her to sign the New York State Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill into law before the December 23 deadline! Children, police officers and communities all benefit!

Take action today in support of the Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill!

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Richard's Journey

Hitting the Airwaves and the Runway to Fight Stigma

On Tuesday November 12 we hosted our 7th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance and first ever Resilience ball.

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024

In Chalk Beat, Anna Tovchigrechko, 2024 See Us Support Us youth fellow shares her experience growing up with an incarcerated mother and urges schools to create more supportive spaces.

I grew up visiting my mom in prison. Here’s what schools should know about students like me.

In a Letter to the Editor, Osborne President and CEO Jonathan Monsalve urges NYC to invest in solutions that work: mentorship, credible messaging, and trauma-informed therapy.

Supporting, Not Jailing, Young People

Join us on November 12 at 12 PM for our 7th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance!

Help us make a child’s holiday special! Toys purchased from our wish lists are shared with young people at our community sites and children visiting their incarcerated loved ones.

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Osborne Toy Drive 2024

From the U.N. to the police precinct

The Osborne community joined together to honor leaders and celebrate participant success.

Osborne’s 2024 Annual Benefit: Generosity Powers Transformation

Tanya Krupat Osborne’s Vice President of Policy and Advocacy was a guest on Capital Pressroom.

Police encouraged to conduct ‘child-sensitive’ arrests

Osborne’s partnerships with defense attorneys, district attorneys, and law enforcement agencies across New York State were in the spotlight at the Division of Criminal Justice Services’ annual Public Safety Symposium earlier this month.

Ending Stigma and Talking Public Safety

Osborne is expanding the support we provide to women at Rikers through the Women Forward Reentry Initiative.

Prison Closures and Maternal Health at Rikers

These Broward siblings struggled visiting their dad in prison. Here’s what they did about it

When closing prisons, remember the people inside them

Jails 2 Jobs graduate gives back to Bronx community

Governor Hochul’s $108M investment would create 74 units for people returning from incarceration

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Supportive Housing Programs Get Boost with Liberty Landing Announcement

Celebrating Youth Leaders & Buffalo Caregivers

Visits motivate our parents to pursue goals and transform their lives so they can be the parents we need them to be.

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Unsilenced Voices: Fighting for Family Connections Behind Bars

Grace Detrevarah is a prominent figure in LGBTQIA+ advocacy currently serving as the Senior Health Educator and LGBTQ Liaison at Osborne Association.

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Advocacy Profile: Grace Detrevarah Calls It as She Sees It

Celebrating the development of 88 more units of supportive housing for older adults returning from incarceration at Marcus Garvey Phase 2.

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Marcus Garvey Extension Phase Two Groundbreaking

Ribbons, Staircases, and Buses for Justice

Formerly a correctional facility, the Fulton Community Reentry Center finds new life as temporary transitional housing for older adults returning from incarceration

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Osborne Association and the NYC Department of Social Services Unveil Fulton Community Reentry Center

Protecting Visits, Preventing Arrests

"I was able to take little bits of everything from everybody and learn something and apply it to my life, which has changed me because now I understand more."

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After Rikers, A Father Looks Ahead

Osborne's BOGAP program was profiled by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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Reducing Violence and Changing Lives Through Community Intervention

A new year provides an opportunity to look back at some of our accomplishments.

Public safety starts with healing

In 2023, Osborne's committed staff made a lasting difference in the lives of the people we serve.

Osborne's 2023 Year in Review

Tanya Krupat, Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, presented written and oral testimony highlighting Osborne’s work and calling for investments in proven programs.

New York State Joint Legislative Budget  Hearing on Public Protection

Osborne’s Center for Justice Across Generations shares our 2024 policy priorities to advance an approach to justice that is healing-centered, equitable, restorative, and inclusive of communities and alternative solutions.

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Osborne’s 2024 Policy Priorities

Osborne Association Statement on Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address

"I was able to take little bits of everything from everybody and learn something and apply it to my life, which has changed me because now I understand more," says Rafael.

After Rikers, A Father Looks Ahead to the Holidays

New York City Council passes the Fair Chance for Housing Bill.

Osborne Association Statement on the passage of the Fair Chance for Housing Act

Osborne program graduate Jamaill shares how instrumental Osborne's supportive services were for his successful reentry.

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Jamaill's journey

Staff shared testimony about the transformative power of ATIs and joined the call for more investment in them.

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Osborne offers testimony to the NYC City Council Committee on Criminal Justice

The holiday season is here! Support our annual Holiday Toy Drive and help make the holidays a joyous time for children with incarcerated family members.

Historic Victories and Holiday Giving

More than 2 million New Yorkers are estimated to be eligible for automatic sealing.

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Clean Slate Act signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul!

2023 General Toy Drive

Donate to Osborne's 2023 Toy Drive today!

Raymond is a 27-year-old Bronx resident who has been involved with Osborne since his youth.

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Witnessing a Parents Arrest: From Pain to Power

Witnessing a Parent’s Arrest: From Pain to Power

Shadequa Coad is challenging stigma about parent incarceration.

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Meet Shadequa Coad, Family Services Specialist

The Osborne community turns out to look back and look ahead

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Celebrating service and stories at Osborne’s 2023 Annual Benefit

New York State's new accreditation ﻿standard, Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents/Guardians, ensures that children are safeguarded when a parent or guardian is under arrest.

Why police should be trained and prepared to protect children from trauma when their parents are arrested

Statement from Osborne Association on Budget Cuts Impacting Essential Services

YES! participants Aneeca and Adrian Clark reflect on the growth they experienced and community they found while part of the program.

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Meet the Clark siblings

On the way to closing Rikers, we need more people like Frank connecting with people like William, doing their best to prepare those who are lucky enough to be leaving.

The Other Rikers Story

Chapin Hall’s initial research brief on our Kinship Reentry Housing program shows promising results and readiness for future expansion and evaluation.

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Supporting Families of Those Reentering from Incarceration with Cash, Wraparound Supports

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Osborne Association Statement on Federal Hearing on Rikers Island

The Center for Justice Innovation's new policy brief examines the current landscape of reentry and highlights the work of national leaders in the field like Osborne.

Reentry and the Social Compact Policy Brief

FamilyWorks supports fathers’ efforts to mend and maintain connections with their children.

Transformation is Always Possible

Jonathan Monsalve has joined Osborne as Chief Strategy Officer.

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Meet Osborne's newest Chief Strategy Officer, Jonathan Monsalve

No matter their circumstances, participants in Osborne’s newest Bronx-based program are finding a welcoming connection to an array of resources that, as people who identify as LGBTQIA+, they have too often lacked.

Creating Welcoming Spaces

Osborne Association Statement on Cuts to Jail-Based Programs in City Budget

Incarcerated fathers graduate from Sing Sing Prison program aimed at improving parenting skills

This weekend, we celebrate Black freedom and fatherhood. For the third year, Juneteenth will be recognized as a federal holiday to acknowledge the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, while the national commemoration of fathers and fatherhood began over 50 years ago.

Reflecting on Freedom, Fathers and Justice

"Folks tend not to think of the intertwining of being LGBTQIA+ and incarceration. Many people think they have to be silent in a cisgender male-dominated setting just to get by, that they have to suppress their identity to get services."

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Osborne’s LGBTQIA+ Case Management Program has launched!

Mayor Adams cuts classes and re-entry services at Rikers to save $17 million in NYC budget

Proposed cuts to Rikers program providers pose threat to public safety

On May 12, Osborne’s Youth Action Council hosted a rally in support of the Protect In-Person Visiting bill.

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Osborne’s Youth Action Council rallies to Protect In-Person Visiting

Genesis Rodriguez and Jamila Small, Osborne Youth Action Council members penned an op-ed for the Times Union in support of the Protect In-Person Visiting Bill.

Children need in-person visits with incarcerated parents

“I  was so relieved to see my mother laugh and smile … Televisiting is not the same as seeing my mother in-person.”

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Osborne's Youth Action Council leads the way

Late last month, Osborne's Youth Action Council (YAC) - young people ages 15 to 19 who have been affected by parental incarceration - hosted its annual Advocacy Day.

Young People Lead The Way

Osborne's Youth Action Council (YAC) traveled to Albany yesterday to urge New York State lawmakers to pass the Protect In-Person Visiting bill.

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Osborne's Youth Action Council 2023 Advocacy Day

Osborne's Marcus Garvey supportive housing addresses common re-entry obstacles and aims to be a model for providing support to older returning citizens nationwide.

Supporting Families to Receive Reentering Loved Ones

Launched in July 2021, the Kinship Reentry program provides up to a year of financial and social support to a head of household with a relative returning home, in contrast to most programs serving only the person being released.

Participants share reentry experiences and call for increased housing and health care supports.

Osborne offers testimony at the NYC City Council Committees on Aging and Criminal Justice

Growing confidence. A new brotherhood. Different paths within sight.

Interrupting Gun Violence in the Bronx

The Bronx Osborne Gun Accountability and Prevention (BOGAP) program,gives young people facing a first-time gun possession charge the chance to commit to an intensive, yearlong program.

Osborne’s Center for Justice Across Generations (OCJAG) shares our 2023 policy priorities to advance community-based, equitable solutions to the harms of incarceration.

Osborne’s 2023 Policy Priorities

Governor Hochul's State of the State address lays out her vision and priorities for 2023, including public safety, mental health, and housing.

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Osborne's response to Governor Hochul's State of the State

In 2022, Osborne's committed staff made a lasting difference in the lives of the people we serve.

Osborne's Year in Review

We are happy to announce the reopening of Osborne’s Family Centers!

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Osborne's Family Centers reopen at nine upstate New York Locations

Housing stability is a matter of public safety. People are most vulnerable after release and that is when they most especially need the stability of proper housing.

Rallying for a fair chance for housing

In the New York Daily News, Osborne President and CEO Archana Jayaram and Hudson Companies CEO David Kramer call for the passage of the Fair Chance for Housing Bill.

Everyone deserves a fair shot at an apartment

Here at Osborne, where our Workforce Development team focuses on getting people with histories of justice involvement back to work, our own numbers are taking shape.

Osborne's Jobs Report

On World AIDS Day, we stand in solidarity with our partners and participants and call for the elimination of disparities and inequities that create barriers to HIV testing, prevention, and access to HIV care.

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World Aids Day 2022

We are proud to announce "Grow with Google", a new partnership with Google to provide digital skills programs to advance economic opportunity for people impacted by incarceration.

Osborne is Growing with Google

On Friday, November 4, Osborne gathered with our friends, colleagues, and partners to observe our fifth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance event.

Osborne's 2022 Transgender Day of Remembrance

Osborne held our 2022 Lighting the Way benefit last night!

Lighting the Way to a More Just Future

October has been a wonderfully busy and productive month here at Osborne. In addition to another successful “See Us Support Us” month of action and awareness, we hosted...

Getting Involved With Osborne

Yesterday, the OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance for announcing their FY22 Second Chance Grant Awards at our Marcus Garvey supportive housing complex in Brooklyn.

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Bureau of Justice Assistance announces Second Chance Grant Awards

This year, SUSU focuses on supporting children’s physical health and emotional wellbeing.

Join "See Us, Support Us" this October

In The Appeal, Patrick Stephens looks at the impact of "punitive visiting rules" on incarcerated individuals and their families.

How Prison Visit Restrictions Force Parents to Make Tough Decisions

In the New York Daily News, City Councilmember Crystal Hudson calls for more protections against the housing crisis for older New Yorkers.

New York City isn’t ready for its aging population

See Us Support Us Youth Fellow Oluwademilade "Olu" O. Ogunlade wrote a powerful piece for the Brennan Center about her experience as the child of an incarcerated parent.

Protecting the Connection Between Parents in Prison and Their Children

Support Osborne's first back to school drive!

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Osborne's Back to School Drive!

In New York, the arrival of summer coincides with the end of our school year programs for young people. Accomplishments are celebrated during graduations and closing events but our Children, Youth, and Family Services programs continue to provide youth development opportunities throughout the summer.

YES! Newburgh Summer Blockbuster

In AMNY, Osborne's Kinship Reentry program funder, Trinity Church Wall Street, calls on New York City Council to introduce the Fair Chance for Housing Act.

The city’s housing blueprint is incomplete without ending housing discrimination

The community sees that we are people like them and have an opportunity to help them. A lot of the community is uplifted and are volunteering to help—they’ve been very motivated.

“Come Together and Make a Statement That This is our Home”: A Case Study of Grassroots Organization Investment in West Harlem

I worked for five years as a geriatrician and palliative care physician in the New York City jail system. My patients were trapped at the intersection of two crises: incarceration and serious illness.

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