Breaking News
Our client Gary going home after FORTY YEARS. For a burglary. In 1986, Gary was convicted of burglary and sentenced to LIFE. Now, in 2026, he has spent 40 years in prison. Our team at the Clinton Young Foundation has been working behind the scenes on Gary’s case for over a year — digging through […]
Updated Articles of Foundation
The Clinton Young Foundation operates in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Recent amendments to Dutch legislation governing foundations have introduced several changes, including measures to enhance (financial) transparency and strengthen the position of foundation boards. To ensure full compliance with these updated legal requirements, the foundation’s articles of association have been revised accordingly. On […]
Merel Pontier admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States
Today our legal director Merel Pontier has been admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States! A meaningful milestone for her as an attorney and for the foundation as it opens up a new road towards justice for our clients!
Running for justice!
Our team member Danique Verdellen is taking on the Austin Half Marathon on February 15 with one mission: to raise funds for the Clinton Young Foundation and support our clients impacted by wrongful convictions and extreme sentencing. Danique shared that working with CYF opened her eyes to how unjust our legal system can be — […]
Warm, peaceful and meaningful Christmas
As this year comes to a close, we want to pause and say thank you. To everyone who supported us this past year — through your time, expertise, donations, messages, shares, or simply by continuing to believe — we are deeply grateful. During these holidays, our thoughts are with those who cannot spend Christmas at […]
Publications about our work
One of the aims of the Clinton Young Foundation is to educate the public about the broken American criminal justice systems. Therefor we – amongst others – conduct research and publish the results in (scientific) journals and books. To make these retrievable and (when open access) accessible, we share these on our (new) publications page: https://clintonyoungfoundation.com/publications/
Clinton Young’s direct appeal was officially filed!
Filing this appeal is a major step forward in the fight to overturn his wrongful conviction, bring the truth to light and ensure justice is finally done. Clinton has spent almost 25 years fighting to clear his name. This marks an important milestone in that journey. Below are the key issues raised in the appeal:
Breaking news: Roman Flores denied by CCA
After 28 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Roman Flores was denied relief by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — without a single word of explanation. Roman is clearly innocent. We obtained a confession from the real shooter, fully clearing Roman of any involvement whatsoever. Every piece of evidence that […]
Loud & Clear published as e-book
On November 14, Clinton Young’s book “Loud & Clear” was published again, by an official publisher in the Netherlands as an e-book! This new edition includes additional blogs written by Clinton that have never been published before, offering even deeper insight into his voice and experiences. It’s also the first book in a trilogy, with […]
New Board
After years of contributing to the foundation’s board, current members Marlou Cornelissen and Tamara Hussein are stepping down to pass on board membership to Alex Buitenwerf and Marlies van der Wee. Both Alex and Marlies have been volunteering for the foundation since January this year, focusing on operational, financial and outreach processes. In their new […]