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.
Co-Directors Author Article with JLC’s Marsha Levick on Prosecuting Children as Adults
YSRP Co-Directors Lauren Fine and Joanna Visser Adjoian co-authored an article entitled “Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Kent v. United States: Reflecting on the Prosecution of Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System” in the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (PACDL)’s For the Defense, with Juvenile Law Center co-founder and Chief Counsel, Marsha Levick. The article provides a history of the prosecution of children as if they were adults in the United States, and highlight’s YSRP’s innovative new approach to handling these cases in Philadelphia. Read the full article here.