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Detailed Agenda
FRIDAY | JULY 24, 2015

Patrick J. Nolan

American Conservative Union Right on Crime
Patrick J. Nolan serves as director of the Criminal Justice Reform Project at
the American Conservative Union Foundation, and works closely with Right
on Crime and the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He is a former California
state assemblyman and the author of “When Prisoners Return.” Nolan
understands the inside of a prison well, having served 29 months in federal
custody after pleading guilty to a charge of racketeering. He earned a B.A.
and a J.D. from the University of Southern California.

Heather Rice-Minus
Justice Fellowship

Heather Rice-Minus serves as director of government affairs for Justice
Fellowship (JF), the advocacy arm of Prison Fellowship. She brings a
wealth of experience in policy development and advocacy as a lobbyist on
Capitol Hill. As staff lead on JF’s federal and state legislative strategy, RiceMinus works with the faith community, think tanks, and other stakeholders
to advance criminal justice reforms, including policies addressing
sentencing for drug offenses, prison conditions, victims’ rights and
services, and reentry programming, among others. Prior to joining JF, RiceMinus worked as director of U.S. prisons policy for the National Religious
Campaign Against Torture and also spent a year in East Africa teaching English and volunteering in
orphanages. Rice-Minus was commissioned as a Centurion by the Chuck Colson Center for Christian
Worldview in May 2014. She holds a Juris Doctor from George Mason University School of Law and is
a member of the Virginia Bar. She and her husband Paul reside in Southeast D.C.

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