Encouraging examples of democracy expanding for those previously disenfranchised
I just saw this recent Stateline piece headlined More States Expand the Ballot to Previously Incarcerated, which provides some positivity to close out this week. Here are excerpts:
Building off two decades of advocacy work and the recent national push to overhaul the criminal justice system, 20 states now restore voting rights for people with felony convictions when they leave prison. Energy around the restoration of voting rights continues to swell. But there remains sustained opposition, as critics insist people with felony convictions pay all fines and serve the entirety of their parole before regaining the right to vote.
More States Expand the Ballot to Previously Incarcerated
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Rural California could lose thousands of jobs as prisons close. What can the state do?
Sacramento Bee 6 hrs ago Jeong Park, The Sacramento Bee
May 18 Just days after Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration announced a plan to close a prison in Susanville last month, dozens of for sale signs for homes began popping up in a rural Lassen County town. We went from a market where there were no homes, said Patricia Hagata, executive director at the Lassen County Chamber of Commerce. To where we have an overload of homes.
According to the city s latest financial statement, the closure of the California Correctional Center scheduled for June 2022 means Susanville could lose more than a quarter of its workforce jobs that pay upwards of $90,000 in some cases. Some workers could find jobs next door at the High Desert State Prison, but many would have to move. The next closest state prison is more than three hours away in Folsom.
California Prison Closures Threaten Local Economies
The state announced it would shut down a prison in Susanville that could result in a loss of a quarter of the city’s workforce. Gov. Newsom has pledged to close two of the state’s 34 correctional facilities.
May 18, 2021 • (TNS) Just days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration announced a plan to close a prison in Susanville last month, dozens of for sale signs for homes began popping up in a rural Lassen County town. We went from a market where there were no homes, said Patricia Hagata, executive director at the Lassen County Chamber of Commerce. To where we have an overload of homes.
A cell block control plan repurposed for film production is labeled for ease of use within the Special Housing Unit at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Jimmy Pilinci, studio and grounds manager, stands beside a soundstage under construction at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A gymnasium repurposed to be a soundstage complete with sound-proofed walls and flooring is shown at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the Staten Island borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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