The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 1381 today, which YSRP hopes will usher in a more humane era of support and care for youth involved in the criminal legal system.
YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine and Partners Join PennLive Town Hall
On March 23, 2021, YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine joined a PennLive virtual Town Hall as a panelist, along with our partners Josh Glenn of the Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project (YASP), Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Rabb, and Secretary of Pardons Brandon Flood. The Town Hall, moderated by PennLive’s Outreach & Opinion Editor Dr. Joyce M. Davis, delved into the circumstances in Pennsylvania that allow children to be prosecuted as adults, as well as the urgent need to end such “direct file” statutes in the Commonwealth. Click above to watch the full Town Hall.