Most Offenders In Pa. Jails Are Eligible To Vote. Why Aren't More Counties Encouraging It?

Bucks County Courier Times, York Daily Record
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 7:00pm

Most people in jail are awaiting trial or serving sentences for misdemeanor convictions, so they are eligible to vote. So why aren't more doing it?

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