‘I won’t feel truly free until I can vote’: Legal case challenges Virginia’s voting restoration system

‘I won’t feel truly free until I can vote’: Legal case challenges Virginia’s voting restoration system

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Friday in the case of a Richmond man who contends Virginia’s system of restoring voting rights to convicted felons is unconstitutional. George Hawkins Jr. was 17 when he took part in a 2010 shooting in Richmond. He was sentenced to 15 years for aggravated malicious wounding, attempted murder and other charges. He was released from prison in 2023 and now owns his own courier and delivery busin…

Second chance: Restore voting rights – Jackson Advocate

By Toni Johnson Executive Director, We Must Vote April was recognized across the country as Second Chance Month – a time to reflect on redemption, restoration, and the road forward for people who have paid their debt to society. But in Mississippi, where more than 40,000 individuals remain disenfranchised after incarceration, second chances are often promised but not protected. Let’s be clear: this is not just a voting issue. This is a human rig…