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My right to vote: restoring the voice of the reformed

Guest Opinion//November 7, 2023//[read_meter]

voting rights, incarceration, Hobbs

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ recent push to restore voting rights in Arizona struck me profoundly—not as a mere headline in the morning paper, but as an example of hope that the world I re-entered after 15 years of incarceration might finally recognize me as a person, not just a past mistake. Yet, as hopeful as I am, I am equally troubled by the reality that for too long, individuals with criminal histories like mine have been treated as political pawns, our disenfranchisement a strategy wielded for perceived political gain. (Photo by Pexels)

My right to vote: restoring the voice of the reformed

Guest Opinion//November 7, 2023//[read_meter]

Governor Hobbs’ recent push to restore voting rights in Arizona struck me profoundly—not as a mere headline in the morning paper, but as an example of hope that the world...

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