Criminal justice and election officials, along with voting rights advocates, are working across the United States to expand voting among jail detainees.
Detainees awaiting trial or serving misdemeanor sentences retain the right to vote, but face barriers to exercising it in many parts of the U.S. Cook County Jail, with more than 5,500 inmates and detainees, is one of the largest jails in the nation.
Criminal justice and election officials, along with voting rights advocates, are working across the United States to expand voting among jail detainees.
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Criminal justice and election officials, along with voting rights advocates, are working across the United States to expand voting among jail detainees.