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State lawmakers discuss allowing prisoners to vote

by Jordyn Harrison/Austin Talks February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

State legislators hosted a virtual town hall on Jan. 31 to discuss their effort to reinstate voting rights for people who’ve been in prison through passage of Senate Bill 828. The bill came just three votes shy of being passed last spring. If the bill is passed, it would make Illinois the third state to […]

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Accountability is the key

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