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 gofundme.com/seattle-clemenc…. #donate #ProBono #nonprofit #Seattle

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 gofundme.com/seattle-clemenc…

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 wareentryguide.org/ & it's linked on our website.

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. esquire.com/lifestyle/a20717… @Esquire

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. nyti.ms/2ITKnZF

"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. nytimes.com/2018/01/18/opini…

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. xitter.cf/PioneerWA/status/99719…

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. nyti.ms/2L1HOTg

Give seattleclemencyproject.org/g… 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! givebigseattle.org/seattlecl… @SeattleFdn

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! givebig.com/seattleclemencyp….

"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) givebigseattle.org/seattlecl… xitter.cf/SeattleFdn/status/9895…

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

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 GIVEBIGseattle.org

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