YSRP Quoted in Fordham Urban Law Journal
YSRP co-founder Lauren Fine was quoted in City Square by the Fordham Urban Law Journal in the article, "Are states rethinking how they charge juvenile defendants?" The article describes how…
Children in Adult Prison: What a New Nonprofit is Doing to Humanize our Justice System
According to the Campaign for Youth Justice, approximately 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced, or incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system each year. As a result of the collateral consequences of…
YSRP scheduled to speak at Delaware County Bar Association
SAVE THE DATE: YSRP cofounders Joanna Adjoian, Esquire and Lauren Fine, Esquire will be guest speakers at the Delaware County Bar Association on Thursday, February 12th 2015. The meeting will…
YSRP quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer
YSRP was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer in reaction to the case of Zaria Estes, who was sentenced at age 16 to serve 2.5 to 6 years in a Pennsylvania prison. YSRP does…
YSRP co-founder Lauren Fine featured in Duke Law News
YSRP and co-founder Lauren Fine were recently profiled by her alma matter, Duke Law School. During her time at Duke, Fine worked in classes, clinics, and summer fellowships on a variety of…
Solitary confinement for children is torture
“Between June 18 and August 4, Abu Zubaydah spent 47 days in isolation, part of a CIA plan to break his resistance.” This short excerpt from the full CIA Torture…
Lauren Fine co-authors important research
Lauren Fine, Co-Director of YSRP, recently co-authored significant reports highlighting the importance of criminal records expungement for court-involved youth. Click on the links below for the full PDFs. JUVENILE RECORDS: A National…
Losing the right to vote before even getting it
“Some young people who are 18 or older [didn't] have the opportunity to vote on Tuesday. Some youth will never have the opportunity to cast a ballot. These youth have…
YSRP recognizes the work of The Fortune Society
YSRP applauds the Fortune Society, which has sued a private (giant) landlord over its blanket refusal to rent apartments to people with a criminal record: the policy automatically excludes people…
YSRP featured in Nonprofit Quarterly
According to the Equal Justice Initiative, nearly 10,000 children across the country have been sentenced as adults and are serving time in adult prisons. Pennsylvania, which has the highest number…