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Liberation. Leadership. Legacy.

Each day, we are inspired by the way each of our client-partners lives these words. They’re achieving liberation─physical, mental, and collective ─displaying leadership in their own lives, and creating a positive legacy for themselves, their families, and their communities. We want you to be inspired, too. Join us in celebrating our client-partners by reading, sharing, and giving during our end-of-year campaign. Consider making a gift today.

Marcus and Marcedes’s Story

Marcus was only a teen when he first met Marcedes in the early 2000s. When she thinks about the story of her and Marcus’s life together, her face lights up. “We’ve written a long book,” Marcedes says. “Actually, there are volumes.” Marcedes holds a photo of her and Marcus. Photo by Naomieh Jovin. Marcedes met…

Juan’s Story

On April 9, 2019, Juan walked out of prison after 29 years. He calls that Chapter 1. It started when he was incarcerated at 17 years old. Sentenced to die in prison as a child, his father’s deep faith sustained him. “My father told me he prayed. The Lord said to him, ‘I got him…

Sadiq & Nina’s Story

In some ways, family is complicated. Through fights and forgiveness, through trauma and healing, through separation and reunification, Nina and her son, Sadiq, have remained deeply connected to each other. Their love has been consistent. Permanent. In that way, family can be quite simple. YSRP’s Director of Advocacy Emily Robb describes Nina as “the most…

Zakair’s Story

Zakair describes himself as determined. He’s that and more. When faced with an opportunity or a chance to reach one of his goals, Zakair pursues it as much as possible. Zakair possesses something special that belies his young age (now 22): he can see the life he wants for himself, and he’s working hard to…

Demanding a More Just Future

At YSRP, we share human moments. Our client-partners continuously demonstrate their humanity and shine a light on the inhumanity of our carceral systems. A year ago, YSRP invested more heavily in policy advocacy by hiring our first Policy Director. As a founding member of the Care, Not Control campaign, YSRP is part of the movement.…

Shariff and Dara’s Next Chapter

Dara Ingram, along with her mother Ruby, always knew that incarceration was not the end of her brother Shariff’s story. Shariff left prison in September 2020 after nearly 23 years of incarceration. That moment was profound for Shariff and for Dara.   For Shariff, it was a moment to begin anew, enjoying freedoms long imagined.…

Imean’s Story

Imean loves to learn about things he can’t physically see. His mind soars into other dimensions, in spite of the roadblocks he’s faced. At 15, Imean was arrested, for the first time in his life and charged as an adult. Almost as soon as YSRP engaged with him and his attorney, Imean’s case was decertified, or moved to the juvenile justice system. And, after spending a year in adult jail, Imean came home this Spring.

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