The right to vote for prisoners was revoked in Massachusetts in 2000. Current and former inmates say restoring that right is critical to their rehabilitation and to the state's promise of democracy for all.
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State corrections officials face new requirements starting next year to ensure that eligible incarcerated Bay Staters have access to ballots and voter materials, and a group of advocates are calling for sheriffs to take those steps sooner. The Democracy Behind Bars Coalition and the African American Coalition Committee wrote to county sheriffs suggesting best practices