Panel discussion moderator:

Rabbi Charles Feinberg is the Executive Director of Interfaith Action for Human Rights. he was a congregational rabbi for 42 years. he served and led congregations in Wisconsin, new York, British Columbia, and Washington, DC. During is career, Rabbi Feinberg has been an advocate for Central American Refugees, the poor and the homeless, for interfaith dialogue and cooperation, and for respecting the human rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. Rabbi Feinberg received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

 

Panel Members:

Johnny Perez is the Director of the U.S. Prison Program for the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, a membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. He adds value, insight, and leadership to existing campaign efforts working to end the torture of solitary confinement, while building the capacity of religious leaders and directly impacted communities to engage in education and advocacy in the United States.

Drawing on the wisdom of thirteen years of direct involvement with the criminal justice system, Johnny also works to change unjust policies and practices in the criminal justice system through is participation as a newly appointed member of the NY Advisory Committee to The US Civil Rights Commission. Johnny is also a member of the NYC Bar Association's Correction and Reentry Committee and is on the board of directors of both Space on Ryder Farm and the Juvenile Law Center. 

 

Kimberly Jenkins-Snodgrass is the Vice Chair of Interfaith Action for Human Rights. Kimberly is a tireless advocate for human rights and justice reform. Throughout her partnership with the late justice warrior, Joyce Ann Brown, and her family's personal struggle to see justice served, she has traveled the country fighting wrongful incarceration. She has also educated communities about Mothers (Fathers) for the Advancement of Social Systems Inc. (MASS), a successful and proven reintegration to society program.

When Ms. Jenkins-Snodgrass experienced the injustice of the system firsthand with her son's wrongful incarceration, her faith in the system was lost. However, her story is one that far too many American families experience and it has strengthened her resolve to work for equality. She is a partnering consultant at MASS Inc., a "Delayed But Not Denied 2" co-author and author of "U Can't Have Him."