Over a million currently and formerly incarcerated Americans have regained their right to vote since the last presidential election. “Returning citizen” is the preferred term for formerly incarcerated people, and is used to de-stigmatize them while acknowledging their unique difficulties. Battle was a juvenile when he was given a life sentence and incarcerated in 1993 for homicide. Last month, D.C. passed legislation to join Maine and Vermont in allowing incarcerated Americans to cast ballots. In states such as Georgia and Texas, hundreds of thousands of returning citizens on probation are excluded from voting.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2020 18:28 UTC