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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Pat Nolan

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When There’s More than One ‘Right Choice’

In prison, making decisions isn't very difficult: make the right choice and you'll disappear into the crowd. But what happens when there's more than one 'right choice?'

By Emily Harris Greene
March 7, 2018
Pat Nolan | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | The Shortimer Handbook | when prisoners return
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Working Together for Reform

In the highly partisan environment of Washington, DC, there is precious little on which policy makers and influencers on both sides of the political divide can agree.  The subject of criminal justice reform, however, appears to be one of the few where Republicans and Democrats are willing to work together to enact meaningful change.

By Steve Rempe
February 5, 2015
Justice Fellowship | Justice Reform | Koch Industries | Mark Holden | Pat Nolan | Prison Reform | Van Jones
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Collateral Consequences: Making Reentry Difficult

The dire consequences of a felony conviction last far longer than a term of years in prison followed by additional years of parole. In addition to those direct punishments, offenders are denied licenses for many jobs, lose their right to vote, and cannot possess guns.

By Pat Nolan
July 5, 2013
Collateral Consequences | Pat Nolan
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Number of Prisoners Continues to Drop in U.S.

I have some very good news: after nearly four decades of explosive growth, the prison population in the U.S. has dropped for the second year in a row. Inmate counts fell in about half the states in each year, according to the December 2012 data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

By Pat Nolan
April 8, 2013
Justice Fellowship | Pat Nolan | Prison Population
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Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen Sharply

A new report finds that there has been a significant narrowing of the racial disparities in prison population. That is welcome news to PFM. Racial disparity in prisons is obvious the minute you enter a correction facility.  There is no denying it.

By Pat Nolan
February 28, 2013
Justice Fellowship | Pat Nolan | race | Sentencing Reform
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Starving for Fellowship

The Gospel tells us the good news:  that Christ died on the cross so that each of us can enter into fellowship with Him (1 Corinthians 1:9).

We are also called to have fellowship with one another (1 John 1:7).  Prison Fellowship Ministries, as indicated by our title, seeks to cultivate fellowship inside prison walls.  

By Heather Rice-Minus
February 27, 2013
Federal Bureau of Prisons | George Will | Justice Fellowship | Pat Nolan | solitary confienement
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Conservatives Lead Fight for Prison Reform

As Americans face the prospect of continued divided government and partisan gridlock, a Washington Monthly article offers hope for bi-partisan cooperation on a surprising issue: crime.

In “The Conservative War on Prisons” David Dagan and Steven Teles report that serious criminal justice reform efforts are in high gear in several states these days, with conservatives taking the lead.

By Elisabeth Boehm
November 13, 2012
Pat Nolan
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Pat Nolan Honored with Advocacy Award

The Justice Roundtable honored Pat Nolan for his work on the Second Chance Act and the Fair Sentencing Act at their 10-year anniversary awards banquet on October 4. Legislative staff joined advocates from a myriad of organizations that support criminal justice efforts around the country gathered to applaud the eight Justice Roundtable Advocacy and Legislative Champions.

By Elisabeth Boehm
October 18, 2012
Pat Nolan
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Are Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders Just?

Should there be exceptions to judgments for life without parole if the offender is a juvenile?  In an op-ed piece in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Justice Fellowship President Pat Nolan and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich argue that such incarceration is unjust, is an unwise use of taxpayer funds, and fails to make society safer.

By Steve Rempe
September 24, 2012
California | Juvenile Justice | Pat Nolan

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