Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

The Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every childs story is heard in court and beyond. YSRP improves outcomes for youth prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system by supporting their court-appointed attorneys at sentencing, and the youth and their families before, during, and after incarceration. YSRPs goal is to have cases originating in adult court sent back to the juvenile system, where possible, and to achieve shorter and fairer sentences when cases remain in the adult system. By beginning reentry planning before a child is incarcerated, and remaining a support for them and their families (broadly defined) beyond the court case, we improve outcomes for system involved youth, and we enhance the ability of criminal justice system actors to approach sentencing and reentry through a youth-specific lens. YSRP is currently the only organization addressing this problem through a holistic approach of sentencing adv...