Youth Justice Project
A DC Youth Justice Coalition
Policy & Research

What the coalition files, signs, and testifies on.

This is where the coalition publishes its shared positions on DC youth justice policy and the work behind them. Read what members have filed, signed, and testified on, and cite or share any of it.

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What "shared position" means.

A shared position is a stance the coalition has reached consensus on, meaning every member organization either supports it or stands aside without blocking. Shared positions reflect what the coalition can agree to as a group at a given moment.

Listing as a member of the coalition does not mean every member endorses every shared position, and the coalition does not bind members on issues outside the shared position itself. When member organizations want to act in their own names, they do.

Topics in this archive DYRS oversight Budget Legislation Education in custody Public safety Behavioral health
Featuring testimony from coalition member Open City Advocates, 2023–2026.

Citing or sharing this work?

Coalition materials are free to quote and share with attribution. Cite as: Youth Justice Project, [Title], [Date]. Members of the press can reach the coalition through Open City Advocates, the coalition's administrative backbone.