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Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Convictions
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
28 Apr 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Convictions

Dr. Kristen Budd is a Research Analyst with The Sentencing Project. She joins us from Washington to discuss their new report, “Increasing Public Safety by Restoring Voting Rights.” The report highlights that having the right to vote or the act of voting is related to reduced recidivism for Americans who have been involved with the criminal legal system.

mass incarceration
voting rights for the formerly convicted
felony disenfranchisement

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