Voting Rights

Restricting inmate voting furthers disenfranchisement in communities of color

Restricting inmate voting furthers disenfranchisement in communities of color

BY CHLOE JENSEN ’20

This November, Democrats have the chance to vote out the Republican majority in Congress. For many liberals, this is an important opportunity to elect officials who will overturn many of the policies that Republican lawmakers have passed and replace them with their own more progressive legislation. An unrepresented voice in these elections will be inmates and former inmates, many of whom are affected by these very policies.