The guards let it happen, the feds try to stop it, thousands of kids are assaulted, one is dead, and still a vicious teen fight club rules Rikers.  Read more after the jump.

Mr. Kelly’s police force is a department that can claim many victories but is consumed by a single imperative: crime and homicide rates must keep falling.  Read the article after the jump.

Fortune’s Glenn E. Martin has penned the Viewpoints column for The Crime Report.  Read the article after the jump.

On May 1st, 2012 Fortune celebrated its 4th Annual Community Partnership Day Event.  Photo Gallery after the jump.

The Human Cost of ‘Zero Tolerance’ The New York Times April 28, 2012 There is no proof that the zero-tolerance policing adopted by New York and other cities in the 1990’s had anything to do with the decline in violent crime across the nation. Crime also dropped in jurisdictions that did not use the approach….

The Yale Law Journal welcomes submissions for their first Prison Law Writing Contest.  More details after the jump.

We need fleet-footed runners who can help us raise money for The Fortune Society, ranked by Philanthropedia as the #1 nonprofit organization in local criminal justice in 2011.

The money you raise as a member of Fortune’s 2012 ING New York City Marathon Team - The Fortune Society Flyers - will help strengthen vital programs, including education, health, housing, substance abuse treatment and employment services for previously incarcerated men and women. It will also help us continue our strong advocacy to rectify unjust criminal justice policies through the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy (DRCPP).

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This regular feature, written by Alvaro Cumberbatch, is comprised of the musings of a formerly incarcerated man who is currently in the process of building his own better future. Read the blog after the jump.

A public forum featuring current and former NYPD officers speaking about their experiences on the job and presenting their critique of current NYPD policies and tactics.  More information after the jump.

The accumulation of NYPD woes and discontent make it look as if Commissioner Ray Kelly was suffering from something more than third-term drift. It looks as if he may be losing control of his department.  Link after the jump.