Seattle Clemency

The Seattle Clemency Project seeks to increase access to justice by matching reformed, long-serving inmates with pro bono attorneys to file for clemency.

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

6 deserving clients freed, 5 of whom were serving a life sentence… to read more about what we do and donate to our cause, please visit https://t.co/coXVwzlXqe. #donate #ProBono #nonprofit #Seattle

[ACLU @ACLU]

Over 500 children don’t know if they’ll ever see their parents again.

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

@DougBaldwinJr The Seattle Clemency Project connects reformed, deserving prisoners w/ pro bono attorneys to help petition for #clemency. We are a small nonprofit and wanted to let you know we started a GoFundMe campaign:
https://t.co/OGUswtwmL3. Each donation & share helps! :)

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

We've started a GoFundMe campaign! The first two years of our org has been incredible. We are now focusing on the sustainability of SCP, so that we can continue to connect deserving prisoners w/ pro bono lawyers. Please donate & SHARE! #clemency #justice

https://t.co/OGUswtwmL3

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

We just got our copy of the Washington Reentry Guide! Amazing job, @WaAppleseed, for putting this guide together; it's full of great info to help those who have been incarcerated reenter society. Here it is https://t.co/9VETjdhu0B & it's linked on our website.

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

@seattleulaw @TarraSimmons5 @NationalJurist Yes, congratulations, @TarraSimmons5! The Seattle legal community is stronger to have a powerful advocate like you that embodies #secondchance and transformation. Here's a picture of you that our executive director took on that day, btw :)

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

@DougBaldwinJr @realDonaldTrump ...Consider supporting our work! Check us out at https://t.co/VJp0weasPw

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

@DougBaldwinJr @realDonaldTrump We agree! Our criminal justice system is in grave need for a systemic reform. Granting #pardon #clemency is a power that the exec branch can use to alleviate some injustices that exist. Our org connects deserving prisoners w/ pro bono attorneys to help file for clemency in WA...

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

A prisoner-journalist, John Lennon writes about the sad reality of how those w/ #mentalillness are treated in the U.S. It's an inmate's POV of the place where "ten out of every eleven psychiatric patients housed by the government" end up-- prison. https://t.co/YWqcZ5zczB @Esquire

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

In "Insane," Alisa Roth argues that the American criminal justice system today gathers the mentally ill into inhumane conditions -- into prison where the guards don't have the training to help them -- simply for being charged with a crime. https://t.co/OTeiArl0wP

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

"It is not easy to lift up some of the most excoriated people in the country, prisoners." Jason Hernandez shares how @POTUS44 Obama's use of clemency to address the injustice brought on by drug-war practices gave him and others a #SecondChances at life.
https://t.co/U74bM9m4fp

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

We were thrilled to have Nikki from @PioneerWA come speak at our Happy Hour event last night! Thank you, Nikki, for your amazing story and sharing with everyone the importance of support for #SecondChances. https://t.co/3kxKVdWLrs

[Pioneer Human Services @PioneerWA]

Thanks @SeattleClemency Project for inviting Nikki from Pioneer Industries to speak last night about her journey from childhood - to #prison - to success. Great to meet you & partner w/another org that believes #ReentryMatters & works at providing #SecondChances! #FairChance

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

In California Medical Facility, a medium security prison in Vacaville, CA, inmates can become hospice care service workers to provide fellow inmates w/ dignified deaths. "I'm just returning something I didn't get as a kid," one inmate describes his role. https://t.co/TbGNCFCi8J

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

Give https://t.co/VxKPzssO6H a read and we'll give you ample inspiration to power through the rest of the week. #GiveBIG and we'll keep connecting reformed, deserving prisoners with FREE legal representation, so that they can have a 2nd chance! https://t.co/z53PL2Xw8M @SeattleFdn

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

It's national #SmallBusinessWeek! As a small nonprofit, support from our community makes every difference in allowing us to connect deserving inmates with pro bono attorneys. Huge thank you to our lawyers and volunteers for what they do! https://t.co/qZp3PXKPj1.

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

"Early Giving runs from 12:01am April 26 – 11:59pm May 8. During this time, any donor can schedule a donation that will process early in the morning of May 9." (@SeattleFdn) https://t.co/fxtxclos9W https://t.co/v4BcuFoVkp

[Seattle Foundation @SeattleFdn]

Early Giving has begun for #GIVEBIG2018! What King County nonprofit are you #giving to today? #GIVEBIG https://t.co/cws8lGiKhH>

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

The SCP board members and volunteers devote their time to researching in law libraries, attending meetings, and visiting inmates in prisons many hours away. But our cozy office in Madrona is our home base! #Seattle

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

Mark your calendars! The annual GiveBig Seattle is coming up on May 9th. GiveBig is a 24-hour online giving event to raise funds for local nonprofits, presented by the Seattle Foundation. Join us and GiveBig 🧡 #GIVEBIG #nonprofit @SeattleFdn

https://t.co/rRL3K4Tw7I

[Pioneer Human Services @PioneerWA]

"The program humanizes incarcerated people and allows them to be seen—both by prison staff, and themselves—as valuable members of the communities to which they belong.” #Recovery #BuildingLives #AfterIncarceration https://t.co/q7zgm5WhH7

[Seattle Clemency @seattleclemency]

WA abolished the parole board in '84, meaning that incarcerated persons don't get to have their cases reviewed & are not given a chance to advocate for their release. Since then, the WA prison pop has doubled*. #CJReform
*source: Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission