The activist and journalist Barrett Brown has reportedly reached a plea deal with prosecutors after 19 months behind bars. Supporters say Brown has been unfairly targeted for investigating the highly secretive world of private intelligence and military contractors. Last month, prosecutors dropped a number of charges against him related to the hacking of the private intelligence firm Stratfor, which exposed how the firm monitors activists and spies for corporate clients. Brown was still facing up to 70 years in prison. The plea deal remains sealed, but Wired reports Brown is now being charged with assisting the Stratfor hacker after the fact and obstructing the execution of a search warrant. Those two charges would dramatically reduce his possible prison time. A hearing is scheduled for April 29.