at least one of the founders is from LA and her localized resistance has won gains beyond the incredible victories of black lives matter.
for example our actions and their long time organizing prevented the opening of a massive new jail which instead will be a massive mental health facility.

1 year ago:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-black-lives-matter-protests-jail-expansion-20170926-story.html

now:
http://justicelanow.org/we-made-history-but-the-fight-isnt-over/


WE MADE HISTORY. BUT THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER.
HOMENEWS WE MADE HISTORY. BUT THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER.

We made history. But the fight isn’t over.

Last week, Justice LA and many other organizations and community members turned out in force to actualize the vision of generations of organizing. A sea of orange shirts filled the room as a reminder to the Supervisors and to each other that people power makes the impossible possible. The women’s jail (Mira Loma) was rejected outright and the mental health jail plan (CCTF) was shifted to instead build a mental health treatment facility! Our victories are a culmination of nearly a decade of activism by advocates, community members, individuals and families impacted by incarceration. Through our collective work, we have not only stopped the jail expansion plan for LA County, we have shifted the entire paradigm away from a reliance on jails to health and human services.