As jails free thousands amid COVID-19, reform push takes root
Between February and May, the number of detainees in 471 of the nation’s largest jails dropped by more than 100,000, Reuters found. In the same time, the state prison populations fell by at least 68,180. The Reuters tally doesn't include the federal prison system, which holds fewer prisoners than…

Dems releasing prisoners in exchange for votes?
"Still, prisoners in 48 states lose the right to vote while incarcerated. Roughly 15 states automatically restore voting rights upon release, but several states such as Alabama and Mississippi ban bar people from voting for life for some crimes."

In just two states, all prisoners can vote. Here's why few do.
In Maine and Vermont, low literacy rates and little access to information means many inmates don’t exercise their right to cast ballots.
