2024-01-04T15:54:21-07:00 2021-12-31 990EZ 2021-01-01 861981490 PEACE AND JUSTICE LAW CENTER PEAC 3234902412 2501 E Chapman Ave Sute 245 Fullerton CA 92831 Sean Garcia-Leys Co-Executive Director 3234902412 2023-10-25 0 11 0 AAL2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X www.pjlawcenter.org X X 196996 X 196900 0 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196996 0 0 89414 0 0 0 3614 93028 103968 0 0 103968 X 0 302 0 0 0 122200 0 122502 0 18534 0 103968 To advance community safety and constitutional rights. In 2021, the PJLC contributed to the defense of human and civil rights by litigating two cases in state court that will benefit the public of California generally. In one, People v. Townsend Street, the PJLC represents an individual whom the district attorney is seeking to subject to an unlawful "gang injunction." If successful, the litigation will result in the dissolution of an injunction that directly affects scores of defendants. Because the district attorney's gang injunction program is unlawful, counterproductive, and racially discriminatory, this litigation will benefit the public generally by contributing to the defense of human and civil rights secured by law, the elimination of prejudice and discrimination, and combatting community deterioration and juvenile delinquency. The PJLC's client in this matter is not indigent but the matter deals with an injunction and so the PJLC's client has not financial interest in the outcome. The PJLC has not yet sought any fees in the matter from the PJLC's client's opposing party. The second case, ACLU v. Inglewood Police Department, is a case in which the PJLC represents another organization, the American Civil Liberties Union, and an individual in a case seeking a judicial order that the Inglewood Police Department must make public certain documents it considers confidential. Because this litigation involves investigations into numerous civil rights violations by the Inglewood Police Department and will help settle questions of statutory interpretation common to disputes over whether police documents are confidential, this case will benefit the public by contributing to the defense of human and civil rights secured by law, and the elimination of prejudice and discrimination. The PJLC's clients in this matter are not indigent, but the matter deals with injunctive relief and so the PJLC's clients have no financial interest in the outcome. The relief sought includes an award of attorneys' fees from teh opposing party. The PJLC also filed an amicus brief supporting a petition for review to the California Supreme Court that will benefit the public of California generally. 34417 34417 In 2021, the PJLC contributed to the education of the public by co-sponsoring the Decriminalizing Neighborhoods national virtual conference, which was attended by over 200 people. The PJLC also contributed to the publication of research on gangs by Oxford University. 30115 30115 In 2021, the PJLC offered legal aid to nine indigent clients. This support included immigration services, criminal defense, "gang injunction" defense, requests for removal from gang databases, and legal advice. 21511 21511 86043 Sean Garcia-Leys Co-Executive Director, Board President, Director, Employee 40 67396 0 0 Ameena Qazi Co-Executive Director, Director, Employee 20 0 0 0 Jesse Engel Board Treasurer, Director 1 0 0 0 Patrick Palma Board Secretary, Director 1 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Peace and Justice Law Center 2501 E Chapman Ave Sute 245 Fullerton CA 92831 3234902412 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 74700 74700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74700 74700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74700 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74796 74796 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B This return is amended to (1) correct accounting errors in salaries, expenses, and end of the year liabilities and to (2) correct Schedule B to reflect accrual accounting and not actual accounting. Changes were only made to Parts 1, 2, 4, and Schedule B. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Software and virtual office;992|Program Expenses;908|Government fees;655|Other;543|Insurance;516^Total;3614^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 $122,200 in grants receivable Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 $18,534 owed to accounts payable, including unpaid salary Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 The PJLC amended its articles of incorporation on November 1, 2021 in order to clarify its purpose. The amended articles incorporation were submitted with the PJLC's form 1023 application for tax-exempt status. This return could not be timely filed because this is our organization's first filing, which required us to wait for approval of our tax-exempt status. We did not receive our determination letter until 5/23/2022. Filing was then delayed by severe storms.