Youth Justice Coalition

YJC has been a part of movement to challenge the impact of gang injunctions on young people in minority communities.^[2] YJC was successful in blocking an injunction in the Imperial Courts Housing Projects in the early 2000s.^[2]

In 2015, YJC was part of a coalition that opposed the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 2 billion dollar jail expansion project.^[3] Kim McGill from YJC argued for mental health programs in the community instead of jail for the mentally ill.^[3]

In 2014, YJC published a report on police-involved homicides.^[4] YJC petitioned Kamala Harris to appoint special prosecutors for police-involved homicides.^[4] In 2015, YJC organized a "Die In" protest at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors building. About 400 protestors carried cardboard coffins to represent the killings by police officers.^[5]

YJC has protested Los Angeles Unified School District search policies, including LAUSD's Random Metal Detector Search Policy, arguing that these policies erode trust between students and school staff.^[6] YJC is a part of the "Students Not Suspects" campaign, aligning with the American Civil Liberties Union, Black Lives Matter, Public Counsel and others.^[7]

• Official website
• An Immigrant’s Story: I Deserve a Second Chance, Too Archived 2020-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, by Phal Sok, a YJC organizer