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  • Millions of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don't Know It.

    Nicole Lewis Andrew Rodriguez Calderón

    June 23, 2021 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Thirteen states restored the right to vote to millions of formerly incarcerated people in the years leading up to the 2020 elections. An analysis of four of them—Nevada, Kentucky, Iowa, and New Jersey—shows the new rights were rarely exercised, ranging from 4% to 23% of newly eligible voters actually registering. None of the four states required prison, parole, or elections officials to notify eligible voters. Those and other information gaps and barriers teach instructive lessons as the 2022 elections approach.

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  • A View of Tomorrow

    Nicole Lewis

    July 18, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    More states eye virtual reality to help inmates, jailed since they were teenagers, adapt to a very different world. Since a Supreme Court decision mandated the release of nearly 2,000 inmates sentenced as juveniles to life without parole, states have grappled with how to prepare them, and Pennsylvania turned to VR. Colorado followed suit and others are interested in the potential, but critics warn much more is needed to help juvenile lifers navigate the world as adults.

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