Xochtil M. Larios

Xochtil M. Larios has served on the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission since 2018 after successfully completing Juvenile probation. Currently a board member for the nationwide IAMWHY initiative and CURYJ Youth Justice Leadership Manager. Xochtil brings lived experience and a commitment to youth advocacy, delinquency prevention, and system accountability. Xochtil works in youth justice and community-based programs, centering the voices of system-impacted youth. She is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Sociology with a minor in Ethnic Studies, researching how youth leadership opportunities for systems change and system accountability strengthen rehabilitation, disrupt cycles of oppression, and build healthier, more equitable communities through informed policy and abolitionist practice.