US Disproportionately Convicts Native People of Felonies, Harming Voting Rights

Washington — Imagine walking in to cast a ballot for the very first time, already unsure if the process will go smoothly. And then a poll worker makes a sly comment about a past criminal conviction. “He felt embarrassed and shamed, walked out the door and never voted,” Stephanie Thompson, Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa, told the Native American Rights Fund during a field hearing on issues…

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