Ideas Festival 2020: Letting Prisoners Vote
Aubrey Menarndt, international election monitor, discusses her recent New York Times column comparing the United States to other countries regarding voting rights for felons, representing one of Senator Bernie Sanders's campaign issues.
"This is a feature of democracies around the world," says @AubreyMenarndt on prisoners' voting rights. Questions or comments? Tweet or give us a call now at 212-433-9692.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 13, 2019
"Over the last 40 years, our prison population has increased 500%. We went from slavery, to the civil rights debate, and now we’re imprisoning people," says @AubreyMenarndt on prisoner voting rights. "I think it’s obvious what’s happening here."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 13, 2019
"People are going into prison because of structural issues of poverty, injustice, education, not knowing how to act properly in society. Voting is an important part of civic education, educating prisoners how to make their voices heard in a democratic society," @AubreyMenarndt.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 13, 2019
