For those in the back-- we want to reshare this again. @AyannaPressley tells you the fear the state had of prisoners organizing their voting power inside. What did the legisture do in 2001 in response? They disenfranchised prisoners in that state #Right2Vote @SlaveryPrisonhttps://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1121442505805959169 …
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“They were calling for a more just system and humane treatment of those incarcerated,” Pressley tweeted. “They were reaching for the ballot to fight modern day slavery. As a nation we are facing a mass incarceration crisis that destroys families and communities.”
5:52 PM - 26 Apr 2019
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