On Thursday, December 1, the ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation is holding a Community Conversation: Voting Rights while Incarcerated.

Earlier this year the ACLU of Wisconsin released “Ballots For All, Ensuring Wisconsinites in Jail Have Voting Access”. This report aims to analyze previous steps taken and any progress of Wisconsin jail administrators to address formerly identified challenges and shortfalls in their respective jail voting policies, which can itself facilitate widespread de facto disenfranchisement in Wisconsin. Furthermore, this update aims to highlight the fundamental and intersectional barriers that prevent eligible Wisconsinites, both within, and outside of the carceral system, from fully participating in the voting process.

Come join us to have an honest, educational, activating discussion about the ACLU-WI Jail Voting report that was released this year and Wisconsin jail voting. This discussion will include a panel of community leaders and the ACLU-WI team.

This event is entirely free and open to all Milwaukee community members. Snacks will be provided. Registration is required. The in-person event is for guests 18 years or older.

ACLU of Wisconsin Community Conversations: Voting Rights While Incarcerated

Thursday, December 1, 5 – 7 p.m.
Nō Studios
1037 W McKinley Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53205

For accommodations please contact Justice Grau, ACLU of Wisconsin Director of Community Engagement at jgrau@aclu-wi.org.

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 5:00pm to
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In "Free Voices– Democracy Ensured: Advocating for Change For Eligible Voters in Jail," the ACLU of Wisconsin Union offers recommendations that would help ease barriers to jail-based voting. 

These recommendations follow the ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation's statewide analysis on jail voting in October, which found that eligible voters incarcerated in Wisconsin jails continue to face numerous obstacles when attempting to exercise their right to vote.

The report lays out solutions for the short, medium and long term, providing county sheriffs and jail administrators with a foundation for how to design systems that will not only enable eligible voters to access the ballot but also empower them to engage further in our democratic process. 

While setting out to prescribe some high-level steps to make jail voting systems more accessible and smoother to operate, these recommendations also deal with the corrections system head-on, recognizing how the dehumanizing experiences endured by people in jail impacts their decisions about whether or not to vote. The report clarifies that acknowledging the humanity and dignity of people in jail – and meeting their basic needs – is a central component of jail voting advocacy.

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