PA Juvenile Justice Task Force Issues Recommendations
The PA Juvenile Justice Task Force issued its final recommendations to overhaul the juvenile justice system on June 21, 2021.
John Pace on NPR’s All Things Considered
YSRP Reentry Coordinator John Pace was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered with Ari Shapiro on April 22, 2021.
YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine and Partners Join PennLive Town Hall
YSRP’s Lauren Fine joined Rep. Rabb, Josh Glenn of YASP, and Secretary of Pardons Brandon Flood in a PennLive Town Hall on March 23, 2021 about the need to stop charging children as adults in PA.
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.
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."
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.
YSRP’s Co-Directors on Care, Not Control in The Legal Intelligencer
YSRP's Co-Directors wrote an urgent piece about the demands of the Care, Not Control campaign in The Legal Intelligencer published on February 19, 2021.
YSRP and Philadelphia Welcome Home Mr. Joe Ligon, the Nation’s Longest-Serving Juvenile Lifer, after 68 Years of Incarceration
YSRP is thrilled to welcome home Mr. Joe Ligon and navigate his freedom with him.
YSRP in The Washington Post: He Was Locked Up at Age 15. Now, at 83, He’s Finally Free — and Reentering an Unfamiliar World
YSRP’s work supporting Mr. Joe Ligon, the nation’s longest-serving Juvenile Lifer, is featured in reporter Karen Heller’s Washington Post profile of Mr. Ligon.
YSRP on CNN: After 68 Years in Prison, America’s Oldest Juvenile Lifer was Released
YSRP’s work supporting Mr. Joe Ligon is featured in reporters Heather Law and Evan Simko-Bednarski’s CNN coverage of Mr. Ligon.