Please join The Fortune Society and The Sentencing Project on June 4^th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Castle Gardens, The Fortune Society’s mixed-use, green affordable housing development located at 625 West 140^th Street in West Harlem, for a panel discussion about the Sentencing Project’s recent publication, “To Build a Better Criminal Justice System: 25 Experts Envision the Next 25 Years of Reform.”

The US prison system could soon find itself overwhelmed by incarcerated persons with chronic medical needs. Full link after the jump.

A federal class-action suit was filed against New York City and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly for what plaintiffs allege are suspicion-less stops within private residential buildings. Full link after the jump.

As the City Council session began, it became evident that Mr. Kelly was not going to take it anymore. Read more after the jump.

Televised images of incarcerated men helping deliver ballots during the Alabama Republican primary conjure up a stark reality of voter disenfranchisement. Read more after the jump.

The New York Times reports states are rethinking the use of long-term isolation. Read more after the jump.

An on-line petition has been created to encourage the passing of The Merit Time Bill by the New York Legislature. Read more after the jump.

The idea of selling prisons, once unthinkable, gains traction as states become hungry for quick fixes to budget shortfalls. Read more after the jump.

A number of New York State lawmakers suggest judges and prosecutors aren’t paying enough attention to revamped drug laws meant to ease sentencing. Read more after the jump.

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