Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, discusses a three-judge panel’s ruling to restore voting for rights for felons on probation and parole. Learn more here: “Should David Lewis (and other felons on probation and parole) be allowed to vote in 2022?”
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