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Our foundation was officially established in the Netherlands in 2014 in order to create awareness for Clinton Young’s death penalty case. Our legal director Merel Pontier joined in 2017.

In 2020, the foundation was officially established by Merel in Texas. Over the years, the foundation has grown into an international team of dedicated and passionate volunteers with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and experiences, focusing on wrongfully convicted and disproportionately sentences individuals in Texas.

23Feb
Breaking News

Our client Gary going home after FORTY YEARS. For a…

20Feb
Updated Articles of Foundation

The Clinton Young Foundation operates in accordance with applicable laws…

02Feb
Merel Pontier admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States

Today our legal director Merel Pontier has been admitted to…

31Jan
Running for justice!

Our team member Danique Verdellen is taking on the Austin…

25Dec
Warm, peaceful and meaningful Christmas

As this year comes to a close, we want to…

14Dec
Publications about our work

One of the aims of the Clinton Young Foundation is…

07Dec
Clinton Young’s direct appeal was officially filed!

Filing this appeal is a major step forward in the…

21Nov
Breaking news: Roman Flores denied by CCA

After 28 years in prison for a murder he did…

16Nov
Loud & Clear published as e-book

On November 14, Clinton Young’s book “Loud & Clear” was…

15Nov
New Board

After years of contributing to the foundation’s board, current members…

12Nov
Publication announcement: Clinton’s book translated in Dutch

On November 14, Clinton Young’s book “Loud & Clear” will…

09Oct
CYF Statement: Our Client Troy Granted Parole

The Clinton Young Foundation is thrilled to share that our…

09Oct
Robert Roberson granted a stay of execution this morning

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) stayed the execution…

17Sep
Freedom Part II

On August 12, Clinton was arrested while out on a…

13Aug
Clinton arrested again and in jail

Clinton Young’s defense lawyers learned late Friday that prosecutors had…

30May
New book publication

In the past year, Merel has been writing a (Dutch)…

06Apr
Special screening event

To thank you for your support over the years, the…

23Jan
Clinton released on bond

On January 20, I drove from Austin to Midland to…

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19Jan
Bond set: let’s bring Clinton home!

UPDATE: we were able to raise the 15% we needed…