Pat Nolan receives the 2026 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award in a rooftop ceremony near the U.S. Capitol. L to R: Heather Rice-Minus, Secretary Douglas A. Collins, Pat Nolan, and Gail Nolan.
WASHINGTON D.C., April 10, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, presented the 2026 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award to Pat Nolan for his decades of work in championing prison reform, second chances and safer communities.
