Measure Quote by Alex Padilla

We can agree that keeping serious criminals in prison is an effective means of preserving public safety, but we must also recognize that the…

— Ken Cuccinelli

When they regain the right to vote, formerly incarcerated individuals know that they have a real voice in impacting change in their community.

— Alex Padilla

In addition to making sense and serving the needs of justice, rehabilitating prisoners and releasing them when they are ready can save taxpayers money.

— Charlie Kirk

Restoring a person's ability to achieve success when they leave the prison walls promotes public safety, builds our economy and, most importantly, is the…

— Sally Yates

In fact, in some countries there are actually voting drives conducted in prison! But here in the U.S., we seem to take the idea…

— Michelle Alexander

Incarceration is supposed to keep the community safe from your behavior.

— Judy Sheindlin

Granting formerly incarcerated individuals the right to vote tells them 'your voice matters.'

— Alex Padilla

“If shackling former prisoners with a lifetime of debt and authorizing discrimination against them in employment, housing, education, and public benefits is not enough…

— Michelle Alexander

The typical prisoner has numerous brushes with the law before finally being sent behind bars. Each year thousands of cautions are issued to people…

— Chris Grayling

“This is far from the norm in other countries—like Germany, for instance, which allows (and even encourages) prisoners to vote.”

— Michelle Alexander

We have to use incarceration to set people up on a path to stability, so they do not continue committing crimes when they return…

— Wes Moore

We must do better by offenders who are sent to prison to make them less likely to return.

— David Lidington