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Right now, many people in jails are eligible to vote – but are being denied this essential right. Two out of three people currently in U.S. jails are waiting for their trial — meaning they haven’t been convicted of a crime and eligible to vote in every state. Many other people in jail are there because of a misdemeanor and are eligible to vote in 44 states. This unjust form of disenfranchisement has inequitable impacts. Black people makeup 43% of the pretrial detainee population. We all deserve the right to #VoteForSomething. Until our society unlocks the vote for all people presently or formerly incarcerated, I’m voting in their honor. Get resources for voter registration and voting from jail: https://www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/jail-based-voting-resources/ [Image Description: Graphic that reads “Unlock the vote! Learn more: Voter registration and voting from jail.” The blue State Voices logo is in the upper left corner.]
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