Pat Nolan is Vice President of Prison Fellowship and leads Justice Fellowship, the criminal justice reform arm of Prison Fellowship. Justice Fellowship works to reform the criminal justice system to help victims, reform the hearts of offenders, and restore a sense of community to neighborhoods plagued by crime. Pat served for fifteen years in the California State Assembly, four of those as the Assembly Republican leader. He was prosecuted for a campaign contribution he accepted which turned out to be part of an FBI sting. He pleaded guilty and served 29 months in federal custody. After joining Justice Fellowship, Pat authored When Prisoners Return and played a critical role in driving several federal and state initiatives, including the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 and the Second Chance Act of 2007. Pat serves on the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. He earned both his B.A. and Juris Doctorate at the University of Southern California. He and his wife, Gail, have three children and live in Leesburg, Virginia.
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