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Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

Keeping children out of adult jails and prisons

Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project’s (YSRP) mission is to keep children out of adult jails and prisons, and to bring home people who were sentenced as children to life in prison without the possibility of parole. YSRP’s model  introduces new standards of legal representation that challenge the way  young people are traditionally represented in the adult criminal legal system.

Our Investment

Chicago Beyond’s $500,000 commitment supports YSRP’s approach to advancing policy reform that will end the practice of charging youth in adults courts and introduce more holistically safe practices to the justice system.

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Our Philosophy

Chicago Beyond amplifies the impact of solutions driven by those closest to the issues. We aim to notice, relate, and work differently, both as a funder and as a partner to those we invest in. By consistently applying these practices, we recenter humanity in philanthropy and all that we do.

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