Mass incarceration shapes our elections




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Jack,



People held in jail while awaiting their day in court have the right to vote.
But few have the chance to exercise that right on Election Day.




In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people held in jail pretrial have a
right to vote. But the Court did not require jails to provide those behind bars
with voting booths or write-in ballots, and today very few do. Does that seem
right to you?




Add your name if you agree: Anyone detained should be able to exercise their
right to vote on Election Day.
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ADD YOUR NAME
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Voting offers a path to reform injustices in the criminal legal system, like
money bail and overcriminalization. Making voting accessible to people who have
been harmed by these systems—especially when most people who are held in jail
have not been convicted of a crime—is essential.



Join Vera to say you support the voting rights of all system-impacted people.
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In solidarity,
Vera Institute of Justice




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