Restore the Vote at Five: Lessons Learned

• The national movement to allow voting in Pr*son.
• The progess in DC since Restore the Vote was implemented in 2021.
• The need for more foundational civic education among incarcerated residents and what is needed to make it effective.
• And ideas for going forward.

Speakers will include Nicole Porter, senior director of advocacy for The Sentencing Project; Diana Owen, director and principal investigator for Georgetown University's Civic Education Research Lab; and returned citizens Robert Barton and Gene Downing.

This is a great chance for us all to put our heads together and map a way forward to help or incarcerated residents restore their voice and reclaim their power! Don't miss out on the conversation!

Note that to attend, the True Reformer management requires that you register two days in advance to attend.

Info: How many states allow voting in Pr*son today? Which states are pushing to follow DC's lead? Nicole will give a national overview and perspective of the challenges and progress.

Info: What does voting look like in a federal Pr*son? Gene offers an inside view from his last years in Pr*son, and shares the role of MTOC in helping residents feel connected to DC, even though they are hundreds or thousands of miles away.

Info: With registration and voting still low, what is needed to fuel growth, in addition to increased access via the BOP? The answer: a focus on civic education and motivation.

Info: Georgetown's Civic Education Research Lab looks deeply at the results civic education can achieve, and how to do it effectively. Dr. Owens will share her findings.

Info: More Than Our Crimes has worked to develop a range of solutions to the lack of civic education.

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