For years, organizers in Philadelphia encouraged the formerly incarcerated to vote for criminal justice reforms. They notched successes that included the election and reelection of District ...
Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights... For the formerly incarcerated, voting for the ...
Legacy Alliance Outreach, a re-entry program in Modesto that helps once-incarcerated people adjust to life outside of prison, has registered around 270 of them to vote in this year’s presidential ...
(Campaign photo) Shortly after his release from being incarcerated in Nevada ... With Jackson’s victory, he would become the first formerly incarcerated person elected to the Nevada State Legislature.
In 25 states, including Maryland, people can vote as soon as they get out of prison. But many others have felony disenfranchisement laws, which partially or completely bar formerly incarcerated ...
After returning home from prison in 2019, her six-year probation sentence was cut in half due to a law passed in 2021. Formerly incarcerated Georgians regain the right to vote once their prison ...
As he waited for an open voting booth, Craig Muhammad looked down at the unmarked ballot in his hands. “I did 42 years in prison. Why am I shaking?” he asked, letting out a small laugh.