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DYK the vast majority of people currently in jails are eligible to vote? But many aren’t provided the resources or access they need to cast their ballot. Two out of every 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 at the link in our bio. [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.] [LINK FOR BIO: https://www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/jail-based-voting-resources/]
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