CLINTON RELEASED FROM SOLITARY!
Finally! After spending a year and a half in solitary confinement, Clinton was finally released from his 8 by 12 foot cell and can now spend most of his days around other inmates. Clinton is glad to be able to go outside, work out, and talk to and motivate others to live right and become […]
Our client Thurman will be released
We’re incredibly grateful to share that our client, Thurman, will be released early this year. When we took on this case, Thurman had been sentenced to 35 years for a DUI offense (driving under the influence) and an additional 10 years for evading arrest (he fled on foot; thankfully, no one was injured). It goes […]
Expansion of our legal team
We are so excited to announce that Grace Moreland has recently joined our team as a full-time Staff Attorney. She began work for the Foundation as an intern in 2023 and worked with Merel for two summers before graduating The University of Texas School of Law in 2025 and passing the Texas Bar Exam. Grace […]
Breaking News
Our client Bobby will soon be released after spending 11 years in prison, all of it in solitary confinement. Bobby was sentenced to a total of 32 years for various offenses, including evading arrest and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, but after a recent hearing where we presented evidence of his growth […]
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/