The reality TV star, who advocates for prison reform and helped secure the release of Alice Johnson from jail last year, will be paying Matthew Charles’ rent for the next five years.
New prison reform laws saw Charles released after serving 20 years of his 35-year sentence for non-violent drug and weapons charges. Kim reportedly reached out to Charles and offered to help pay his rent and find him a “stable place to live”. Us Weekly reports that Charles is planning on saving to be able to buy a home of his own while Kim takes care of his rent for the next few years.
Since his release, Charles has bought a car, been staying with a friend in the city’s River Glen neighbourhood and found full-time employment with Families Against Mandatory Minimums — a nonprofit justice reform advocacy group.
But when he went to apply to rent a townhome last Tuesday, he was denied on the basis of his criminal history and his lack of credit after being incarcerated for more than 20 years. So Kim decided to step in and save the day.
Charles later took to Facebook to thank Kim, saying:
