Governor Jay Inslee with SCP staff, clients, volunteers, and partners at an event celebrating commutations and pardons granted during the governor’s tenure.

The Seattle Clemency Project increases access to justice by matching people seeking early release from prison and those facing deportation due to old criminal convictions with free, high-quality legal representation.

We represent individuals who committed crimes decades ago and have changed their lives for the better. Washington state abolished parole in 1984, leaving us with a prison system that fails to recognize and reward redemption. Our state is also home to many immigrants who qualify for post-conviction relief but lack access to affordable legal representation.

Seattle Clemency Project volunteer lawyers seek just outcomes for their clients in light of their redemption.

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From left: SCP Executive Director Musa Abdul-Mateen, SCP Post-release Reentry Specialist Jerry Davenport, volunteer attorney Jennifer Cooper, and SCP client Glenn York. We recently celebrated the homecoming of Glenn York, who was resentenced earlier
Pictured: SCP client Gus (left) with SCP’s Post-release Reentry Specialist, Jerry. Gus was released from prison in 2024 after serving 41 years. Since our founding in 2016, SCP volunteer lawyers have secured the release of 115 people who were s
We are so proud to share that SCP volunteer lawyer Rhianna Fronapfel of Bennet Bigelow & Leedom was awarded the Community Leadership Award by the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers! Rhianna represented SCP client Floyd on his successful clemency pe
This week, we were honored to join Microsoft CELA’s Pro Bono Fair! General Counsel Jon Palmer opened the event with powerful remarks celebrating the incredible impact of Microsoft’s volunteer community. This year, Microsoft CELA received
Last night, we were fortunate to attend @n.w.i.r.p’s event at @winglukemuseum in Seattle! An Evening of Justice brought together legal advocates, volunteers, and community members to honor the organization’s commitment to defending and ad
On behalf of the Seattle Clemency Project, thank you for supporting our 2025 Community & Justice Gala. This year’s fundraising event highlighted SCP’s Immigrant Post-Conviction Relief Program and our efforts to prevent unjust deporta
Recently, we had the extraordinary opportunity to host the opening panel at the 66th Annual Judicial Conference. This conference, hosted by the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts, brings together justices from across our state for m