Access Quote by Brian Day

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

“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

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

— Michelle Alexander

There was a time that human rights was not even an issue in this country. Then prisoners' rights became an issue.

— Asma Jahangir

Voting rights are constitutional rights.

— Jon Ossoff

It does so happen to be the case that if the freedom of the people of this country - and especially the rights of…

— Michael Foot

Why on earth would free people remain prisoners in a cage of absurd laws and regulation, with rigid constraints that humiliate the true needs…

— Matteo Salvini

“Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia prohibit inmates from voting while incarcerated for a felony offense. Only two states - Maine and Vermont…

— Michelle Alexander

Restoring the right to vote to individuals who have served their term in prison is also a common-sense public safety measure.

— Alex Padilla

The U.S. government does not recognize the existence of political prisoners in our country. The identity of political prisoners is concealed and, consequently, their…

— Susan Rosenberg

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

— Alex Padilla

“It is not possible for others to keep us prisoners if we want to be free”

— Mimi Novic