Incarcerated people, parolees can’t vote in California, but people are trying to change that
on May 9, 2018
Californians who are incarcerated in state prison or on state parole are prohibited from voting—which affects 162,000 people across the state. Taina Vargas-Edmond is seeking to change that with a grassroots initiative to put the issue before voters. Her partner in the campaign is her husband, Richard Vargas-Edmond, a prisoner organizing signature gathering from within prisons, even though he can’t sign the petitions himself.
This May, they fell short of their signature goal, but pledge to try again in 2020. Watch the video above to learn more about their campaign.
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