Reposted by Erica ZunkelUChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2025NPR’s WBOI profiled Dion Walker, a client of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic. Clinical Prof. @ezunk.bsky.social spoke with the station about his case.wboi.orgThe continued effect of harsh holdovers of old federal drug policyA Fort Wayne man convicted of a drug offense in 2005 received two mandatory life sentences. He's out of prison now, and advocating for expansion of clemency and sentence correction. 131
Reposted by Erica ZunkelCJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Latest: A DOJ inspector general report found that a federal inmate had to have one of their limbs partially amputated after being kept in restraints for two days. Another died after being pepper sprayed and left in a restraint chair for hours reason.com/2025/07/02/a...reason.comA federal inmate had a limb partially amputated after being kept in restraints for two daysAn inspector general report found there were no limits on how long federal inmates could be kept in restraint chairs or strapped to beds. 14938
Erica Zunkel @ezunk.bsky.social · 19/04/2025With Jeffries in charge, unlikely there’s any plan whatsoever! 000
Reposted by Erica ZunkelUChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Aided by the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic and an alumnus working pro bono, April Rice had her prison sentence commuted by President Biden in December.buff.lyPresidential Clemency: Alum and Clinic Helped Secure Justice for Mother of Two | University of Chicago Law SchoolApril Rice became a methamphetamine user at a young age in Galesburg, Illinois, and had many scrapes with the law, including a felony conviction for meth possession. So, when she pleaded guilty to a… 001
Reposted by Erica ZunkelUChicago Law @uchicagolaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Three clinic clients were among those who received Biden commutations. “I will say that I’ve been overjoyed at all three of these commutations and having the opportunity to be involved, and have my students be involved, in something so life-changing,” Clinical Prof. @ezunk.bsky.social said.buff.lyThree Clinic Clients Among Those Who Received Biden Commutations | University of Chicago Law SchoolOn the evening of Saturday, January 18, Clinical Professor Erica Zunkel received a phone call that produced “one of the most powerful moments of [her] professional career.” The caller was DeAnna… 021
Reposted by Erica ZunkelElizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Exclusive: 60+ lawmakers call on Biden to use his clemency powers to help "the elderly and chronically ill, those on death row, people with unjustified sentencing disparities, and women who were punished for defending themselves against their abusers.” theappeal.org/biden-commut...theappeal.orgU.S. Reps Urge Biden to Use Clemency to Correct “Extreme Use of Incarceration”U.S. Congressmembers, including Ayanna Pressley, say Joe Biden should grand pardons and commutations before Donald Trump takes office. 110648
