New York Restores Voting Rights For Formerly Incarcerated People

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Brigid Bergin
WNYC News | May 10, 2021

Governor Cuomo signed a bill that automatically restores voting rights when people are released from prison - plus a look at other reforms working their way through the legislature. WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports.

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