Chabad: Matthew Charles, Released Under First Step Act, Visits Rebbe's Resting Place to Say 'Thank You'
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Since returning to freedom, Charles has become a passionate advocate for criminal justice reform. He was in New York participating in this week’s groundbreaking “Rewriting the Sentence” summit on alternatives to incarceration, organized by the Chabad-Lubavitch-affiliated Aleph Institute and hosted by Columbia University Law School. The two-day conference drew some 400 members of the judiciary, including dozens of federal judges, law enforcement, members of Congress and criminal justice reform advocates crossing the political aisle. Charles was greeted by multiple heartfelt ovations over the course of the summit, where he appeared on a number of panels, including a look back at the First Step Act and a conversation on implementation with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), co-sponsors of the House bill, moderated by Holly Harris of the Justice Action Network.