The Appeal Podcast: What’s Changed Since The 2018 Prison Strike? With Jailhouse Lawyers Speak spokesperson and Right 2 Vote national coordinator Amani Sawari Adam H. Johnson
‘I Can’t Afford It and I Never Will Be Able To’ Florida is poised to pass a law that imposes a ‘poll tax’ on thousands of formerly incarcerated people. Kira Lerner
Undercutting reform, Florida moves to ban certain people from ever voting again Lawmakers are redefining certain crimes in order to carve out broad exceptions to who can regain the right to vote. Kira Lerner
Iowa Moves Toward Expanding Voting Rights. But It May Require a ‘Modern Day Poll Tax.’ Lawmakers are debating whether to let people with felony convictions vote—but there could be a catch. Kira Lerner
Texas D.A. Who Sent Woman To Prison For Five Years for Voting Made Her Own Election Mistake Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson prosecuted Crystal Mason for casting an illegal ballot. But Wilson escaped charges for a possible election violation of her own. Steven Yoder
