Published:
Monday, March 24, 2014
The ACLU of Washington has many wonderful interns who assist with our work. We would like you to meet some of them.
University of Washington student Estella Jung had read about the ACLU in Political Science classes. Then a friend at UW Law School mentioned how much she had enjoyed her experience interning with the ACLU of Washington and recommended that Estella apply for an internship. She did and now is an intern with our Policy Advocacy Group.
Estella has been doing research on a variety of issues, including government drones and the death penalty in Washington. She had felt the death penalty “wasn’t right,” as she didn’t feel the government should take someone’s life. She also was concerned by its cost. “A lot of people think it’s less costly than keeping a person in prison with a life sentence, but actually the opposite is true.”
Estella finds that her work at the ACLU often gives her new perspectives “that I would not have thought of.” For example, she has been talking to family members of murder victims and has been surprised how many are opposed to the death penalty, even though the life of someone very dear to them was taken. She also appreciates “how friendly the atmosphere in the ACLU office is.”
While still an undergrad, Estella will be taking a special class in civil liberties at UW law school next term. She plans to apply to law school in the coming year and will hopefully head to the East Coast to get started in 2015. She would like to become an attorney and a lawmaker. Estella serves as an editor for the Washington Undergraduate Law Review and The Daily, as well as pursuing her many other interests including golf, reading, and playing the violin.
