Monthly Archives: May 2017

YSRP Co-Directors Joanna Visser Adjoian and Lauren Fine, along with our close partner Dana Cook of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation, wrote an article for the April 2017 edition of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)'s renowned journal The Champion about mitigation and reentry planning with juvenile lifers.

On Tuesday, May 2nd, YSRP co-sponsored a District Attorney candidate forum on juvenile justice at Ben Franklin High School in Philadelphia. Co-Director Lauren Fine moderated the forum alongside Marcus Allen of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Independence Region.

Philadelphia City Councilmembers Helen Gym & Kenyatta Johnson pen an op-ed in the Philadelphia Daily News about the need for Philadelphia's next District Attorney to create a more just juvenile justice system.