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Inslee signs bill restoring voting rights to parolees


Inslee signs bill restoring voting rights to parolees
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SEATTLE - Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill automatically restoring voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they are still on parole a measure sponsored by a lawmaker who was herself formerly incarcerated.
While other states are restricting the right to vote, I’m glad that in Washington, we are expanding access to democracy, Inslee said.
Rep. Tarra Simmons was convicted of assault in 2001 and of drug and theft charges in 2011, after her father’s death sent her into a battle with methamphetamine. But she went to law school and won approval from the state Supreme Court to take the bar exam following her release. Last November she became apparently the first former felon elected to the Legislature. ....

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Legislature moves to resentence up to 114 people serving life without parole under Washington's three-strikes law


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Legislature moves to resentence up to 114 people serving life without parole under Washington’s three-strikes law
By Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times
Published: April 8, 2021, 9:15am
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A decadeslong effort came to fruition Wednesday when the Legislature passed a bill to resentence as many as 114 people serving life without parole under Washington’s three-strikes law.
Headed to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk after a close vote in the House, Senate Bill 5164 affects those who “struck out” at least in part because of a second-degree robbery conviction, relating to a crime that generally involves no weapon or physical injury.
While such a conviction will no longer be considered a strike, whether people will remain in prison for some length of time would depend on what a judge decides based on the sentencing range for their convictions. ....

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