Erica Zunkel

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The continued effect of harsh holdovers of old federal drug policy A 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.

NPR’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.

Latest: 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...

With Jeffries in charge, unlikely there’s any plan whatsoever!

Presidential Clemency: Alum and Clinic Helped Secure Justice for Mother of Two | University of Chicago Law School April 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…

Aided 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.

Three Clinic Clients Among Those Who Received Biden Commutations  | University of Chicago Law School On 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…

Three 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.

U.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.

Exclusive: 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...

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