Founded in 1995, the Prison Moratorium Project (PMP) works locally and nationally to stop prison expansion and mass incarceration - particularly of youth - and empower communities most directly affected by the prison system. We do this through education, advocacy, organizing, leadership training and technical assistance.
PMP’s strategy in achieving its mission is three-fold: 1) ensure system accountability, reform and reduction through system monitoring and policy analysis; 2) empower hardest hit communities through community education, training and organizing around restoration of funds in educational programs for youth and others, and community-based initiatives, institutions and alternatives; 3) develop leadership among formerly incarcerated youth and young adults to become mentors, experts and leaders in their respective communities and the broader social justice movement.
Keywords: juvenile justice, at-risk youth, youth
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