Webinar: Guaranteeing Voting Rights to People with Felony Convictions
To kick off National Voting Rights Month, The Sentencing Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) invite you to a discussion exploring how felony disenfranchisement policies impact individuals with a criminal conviction, the complexities of getting voting rights restored, and the cycle of criminalization some face as a result. Join us to learn from advocates who have been successful in advancing reforms in their state and are actively working to guarantee voting rights for all justice impacted citizens.
Panelists:
James Carpenter, Washington DC’s More Than Our Crimes
Cecile Scoon, President, League of Women Voters of Florida
Rep. Tarra Simmons, Washington House of Representatives
Moderated by Nicole D. Porter, The Sentencing Project with Monica L. Reid of NACDL
Aug 31, 2022 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Not related to this article but something you might want to post since it affects Florida inmates https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/08/30/the-florida-department-of-corrections-proposed-changes-for-prisoner-visits/
They banned the poll tax and literacy tests that prevented blacks from voting. Since 20% of all black men will serve prison time, banning felons from voting is the logical solution for racist law-makers!