All prisoners must be able to vote, no matter what their crime | Derecka Purnell

Democratic candidates are split on voting rights for inmates but it’s time to ditch double standards that punish selectively

At the CNN Democratic 2020 presidential town hall this week, an audience member asked presidential candidates whether people should be allowed to vote while in prison. Doubling down on who these potential voters might be, she emphasized the Boston Marathon bomber and people convicted of sexual assault as examples.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont said yes, a nod to his state where incarcerated people already vote. And South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, who for some odd reason is the third leading contender, said no.

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