Sophia Peake, Author at YSRP | Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

YSRP Celebrates 7th Anniversary of Montgomery Decision

YSRP staff gathered on February 1, 2023, to celebrate freedom and commemorate the 7th anniversary of the landmark Montgomery v. Louisiana US Supreme Court decision with former Juvenile Lifers, advocates, and movement leaders.

February 10, 2023
Event, News & Events

YSRP’s John Pace on The Jawncast Podcast from KYW Newsradio

YSRP’s Senior Reentry Coordinator John Pace talks with The Jawncast podcast from KYW Newsradio about hiring formerly-incarcerated people.

August 4, 2022
Current Events, News & Events

YSRP Quoted in Daily Kos

YSRP staff comments in a recent Daily Kos piece about what justice looks like for children charged as adults in PA.

July 11, 2022
Current Events, News & Events

Youth Leader Calls on PA Legislators to End Youth Incarceration in The Inquirer

Read this powerful op-ed by Briannah Stoves, a Youth Leader in the Care, Not Control campaign.

March 10, 2022
Care Not Control, News & Events

YSRP Welcomes Interim Executive Director, Bianca van Heydoorn

On February 15th, 2022 YSRP welcomed its Interim Executive Director, Bianca van Heydoorn. Bianca comes to YSRP as an established, respected, and trusted leader in the Criminal Justice field.

February 17, 2022
Current Events, News & Events

YSRP Receives Support From The NBA Foundation

YSRP receives support from The NBA Foundation to implement meaningful reentry work, in partnership with youth, in and around Philadelphia.

December 8, 2021
News & Events

YSRP Co-Director presented with Uplift Solutions’ Changemaker Award

YSRP Co-Director Joanna Visser Adjoian was presented with the Changemaker Award at Uplift Solutions' Hardship to Hope reception.

November 24, 2021
Awards & Recognition, News & Events

YSRP Client-Partner Joe Ligon is interviewed on CBS This Morning

Joe Ligon, the nation's longest-serving Juvenile Lifer and YSRP client-partner, is interviewed on CBS This Morning.

March 23, 2021
Mr. Ligon Media Coverage, News & Events

The American Bar Association features YSRP’s Co-Directors in March Spotlight

The American Bar Association features YSRP's Co-Directors Lauren Fine and Joanna Visser Adjoian as March 2021's "Fearless Children’s Lawyers of the Month."

March 20, 2021
News & Events

Youth Leaders Share Why They Need Care, Not Control in Penn Live

Youth leaders Rodney Gardner and William Bentley express why youth need Care, Not Control in a powerful op-ed featured in Penn Live, published on February 8, 2021.

March 5, 2021
Care Not Control, News & Events