Image
Baltimore
,
MD
Prevented From Voting On Issues That Impact His Family
Regaining his voting rights meant a great deal to Marlo Hargrove as both a citizen and a father. Felony disenfranchisement had prevented him from voting on issues that had an impact on his family. “I felt like I wasn’t worthy enough to be supportive of my children since I couldn’t vote about important issues involving their education,” said Hargrove, Director of the Freedom Advocates Celebrating Ex-Offenders (F.A.C.E.), a non-profit organization in Baltimore that provides for people who have experienced substance abuse or incarceration. “Maybe if I had been able to voice my opinion at that time, some beneficial laws would have been passed.
Source: The Sentencing Project
More Stories
North Dakota
ND
Image
Terry Yellow Fat shares his home on the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota with his wife, his son and his nephew.
All four of them, he says, have different
...MoreMaryland
MD
Image
David Waller, who was formerly incarcerated, looked forward to July 2, 2007, when he and his 18-year-old son handed in their voter registration applications together. “I’d like to set a
...MoreUtah
UT
Image
In Navajo Mountain, Utah, there is a small post office in the chapter house that is located in Utah. However, it uses a Tonalea, Arizona zip code because it is
...More