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As you watch Georgia count, consider: Our elections import the racism & inequalities of the criminal legal system into voting power.
6.3% of Georgia's black adults are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction, vs 2.6% of the rest of the population.
( https://www.sentencingproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Locked-Out-2020.pdf)
6.3% of Georgia's black adults are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction, vs 2.6% of the rest of the population.
( https://www.sentencingproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Locked-Out-2020.pdf)
This is unacceptable. It should be a national disgrace.
It's also something that exists (to *vastly* varying scopes, see the study above) in some form in 48 states.
The right to vote should be guaranteed, and it's crucial to keep pushing for that: huge progress in recent years.
It's also something that exists (to *vastly* varying scopes, see the study above) in some form in 48 states.
The right to vote should be guaranteed, and it's crucial to keep pushing for that: huge progress in recent years.
Here's what has happened just since 2019:
Some states have newly restored some people's voting rights post-sentence; some for anyone not incarcerated (California JUST THIS WEEK!!!); and D.C. has entirely abolished disenfranchisement.
https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/prop-17-parole-voting-california/
Some states have newly restored some people's voting rights post-sentence; some for anyone not incarcerated (California JUST THIS WEEK!!!); and D.C. has entirely abolished disenfranchisement.
https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/prop-17-parole-voting-california/
