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What It Feels Like to Have Your Voting Rights Restored
If You're One of the 20,000 Who Got Their Voice Back, Then Join Me in Registering to Vote
I was in prison. This year I’ll vote for the first time in 25 years. Here’s why it matters
I was involved with education, liberation and fighting the stigma of incarceration while inside, but wished I could push the line or pick up a sign.
Why Voting Is So Critical for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated People
There’s a lot of remorse I feel for all the people I left behind in prison, and I’m never gonna stop fighting for them.
Restoring voting rights is an important step in rehabilitation process
When people feel involved in the community, we are better as a community.
WA Senate must restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people
A bill before the Legislature would return the right to vote to more than 20,000 Washingtonians living and working throughout the state.
Washington must allow everyone in the community to vote
"Today, the Washingtonians who are most impacted by our criminal legal system are the furthest from the power of our democracy."
Restoration of voting rights will help curb domestic violence
We see the right to vote as an expression of our humanity. The value of this expression should not be measured by one’s prior involvement with a criminal legal system that often demonizes victims and perpetrators of crimes.
The right to vote helps rehumanize incarcerated people
After 13 years of hearing thousands of answers and forging hundreds of relationships with people with lived experience, the reality cannot be dismissed: the paths that brought these people into the criminal legal system are often rooted in poverty, racism and inequities in housing, healthcare and education.
Voting Rights Restoration is Critical for Racial Justice
Research has shown that when people are civically engaged and have a stake in their community, they are less likely to return to the system.
Voting critical right for those who have left prison
Research has shown voting increases connection with community, reducing the risk of recidivism.