United States Supreme Court Declares Miller v. Alabama Retroactive
In the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana, the United States Supreme Court declared that Miller v. Alabama applies retroactively. This means that the approximately 2,500 people serving life without the possibility…
YSRP Honored for Innovation
The Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab (PSIL) Announces YSRP as 2015's MOST INNOVATIVE SOLUTION to Combat Regional Poverty On December 1st in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab (PSIL) and its literary counterpart, the Philadelphia…
YSRP Spotlighted by the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN)
YSRP was featured in the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN)'s newsletter. The article describes how YSRP works on getting youth out of adult courts and prisons in Pennsylvania through both direct…
YSRP and Kids in the Adult Criminal Justice System Profiled in Philadelphia Inquirer
The article, Juveniles facing adult court get help from lawyers' program, which appeared on the front page of Philadelphia's newspaper, describes the issue of kids being charged as adults in Pennsylvania, and the…
YSRP on WHYY’s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine joined Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Juvenile Law Center Deputy Director and Chief Counsel Marsha Levick on WHYY's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.…
YSRP Co-Hosts Film Screening of 15 to Life on July 27, 2015
Join YSRP and the Pennsylvania Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (PACFSY) for a (free) film viewing of 15 to Life on July 27 at 7pm at the Friends…
YSRP Selected for Fall 2015 Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab Cohort
YSRP Co-Director Joanna Visser Adjoian addressed a crowd of Philadelphia nonprofit professionals, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers and staff, and community advocates at the National Constitution Center during the AmeriCorps VISTA 50th…