YAP-YSRP-YASP Event at Penn Law School
On Monday, March 20th, the Youth Advocacy Project at Penn Law School hosted Youth Advocates from YSRP and the Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project to talk about their experiences.
Philly Tribune Features YSRP in “Advocates Ask for More Reentry Efforts in Phila.”
In “Advocates ask for more reentry efforts in Phila.,” Layla Jones of the Philadelphia Tribune covered YSRP’s April 12th event The State of Criminal Justice & Reentry in Philadelphia: Opportunities for Innovation & Reform. Noting that YSRP is working to change Philadelphia’s legacy of having the largest number of so-called “juvenile lifers” in the country, the article lifts up the dialogue’s intention to push for new ideas and resources in rethinking reentry and criminal justice in Philadelphia.
Writes Layla Jones,
“Featuring two panels of criminal justice experts and government officials, the event brought together stake holders in the area of criminal justice reform to explore what’s being done—and what can be done—to improve the system.”
Read the full article here.
YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine Honored by City Council
YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine was honored, with fellow advocates, by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson as 2017 "Women on the Move" at a ceremony and luncheon at Philadelphia's City Hall.
YSRP Convenes Local and National Leaders to Rethink Reentry
On Wednesday, April 12th 2017, the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP) convened a timely and important discussion on the “State of Criminal Justice & Reentry in Philadelphia: Opportunities for Innovation and Reform” at the law offices of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP.
YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine on WHYY’s Radio Times
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, WHYY's Radio Times looked at the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling in Montgomery v. Louisiana for the more than 300 people from Philadelphia serving now unconstitutional…
YSRP Co-Directors Quoted in the Erie Times on Youth Detained as Adults
The Erie Times recently published a piece about youth being held in their local jail -- of the approximately 700 prisoners, only 18 are minors. The Times reached out to…
Co-Director Joanna Visser Adjoian on Penn Law Podcast
Co-Director Joanna Visser Adjoian speaks with Arlene Rivera Finkelstein of the Toll Public Interest Center at Penn Law about YSRP's work with young people in the adult criminal justice system…
Film Screening of THE RETURN, Thursday, May 12, 2016
Join the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project, Philadelphia City Council and Council President Darrell L. Clarke, City of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Prison Society and Goldring Reentry Initiative for a special screening of…
YSRP Featured by the Barra Foundation
In "Better outcomes for kids facing time in adult prisons; Redirecting the future for kids facing adult prison sentences," the Barra Foundation profiles YSRP's work. "Imagine spending your life in prison…