YASP Announces the release of our documentary film, "Stolen Dreams"!
A documentary film created by the Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project
"Stolen Dreams" is a short documentary film made by members of YASP, an organization
led by young people who experienced life inside an adult jail are now leaders of their
communities. The film includes interviews with teenagers who are currently in adult jail
and their families, young people who have been incarcerated as adults, as well as a judge,
social worker and teacher who work with youth charged as adults. on a daily basis. The
young people featured in the film describe in detail the experience of being a teenager
in the adult criminal justice system, from the food to the education system to the everday
violence. In telling these stories, the film educates the audience about Act 33, a 1996
ammendment to Pennsylvania law that allows prosecutors to try young people 15 an older
directly in adult court and send them directly into adult jail for all serious, violent charges.
We hope this film will educate you, inspire you, and help build a movement to change
Pennsylvania law and keep young people out of adult prisons.
"Stolen Dreams" can be purchased for $20. To order a copy, email us at
yasproject@gmail.com
"Stolen Dreams" is a short documentary film made by members of YASP, an organization
led by young people who experienced life inside an adult jail are now leaders of their
communities. The film includes interviews with teenagers who are currently in adult jail
and their families, young people who have been incarcerated as adults, as well as a judge,
social worker and teacher who work with youth charged as adults. on a daily basis. The
young people featured in the film describe in detail the experience of being a teenager
in the adult criminal justice system, from the food to the education system to the everday
violence. In telling these stories, the film educates the audience about Act 33, a 1996
ammendment to Pennsylvania law that allows prosecutors to try young people 15 an older
directly in adult court and send them directly into adult jail for all serious, violent charges.
We hope this film will educate you, inspire you, and help build a movement to change
Pennsylvania law and keep young people out of adult prisons.
"Stolen Dreams" can be purchased for $20. To order a copy, email us at
yasproject@gmail.com
YASP in the News
YASP Organizer Joshua Glenn speaks about our work to repeal Act 33 at a Conference on Trying Youth as Adults in Erie, PA:
The Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project's Mission
The number of teenagers under the age of 18 who are held in adult jails and prisons in Pennsylvania has increased drastically over the last fifteen years. The Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project (YASP) is building a youth-led movement to stop this trend by ending the practice of automatically trying and incarcerating young people as adults. Through its work in the Philadelphia jails, YASP provides space for incarcerated young people to express themselves creatively and to develop as leaders both within and beyond the prison walls. Young people who have been through the adult court system are at the forefront of YASP, leading the movement to keep teenagers out of adult prisons and to create new possibilities for youth around the city.
Click below to make a donation to support this work, you can send a check to:
YASP
c/o Reconstruction, Inc.
P.O. Box 7691
Philadelphia, PA 19101
(Please write "YASP" in the memo line of the check)
You can reach us by phone @ 267 571 YASP
Click below to make a donation to support this work, you can send a check to:
YASP
c/o Reconstruction, Inc.
P.O. Box 7691
Philadelphia, PA 19101
(Please write "YASP" in the memo line of the check)
You can reach us by phone @ 267 571 YASP
