LinkElectionsLinks Slate: What It’s Like to Vote From Prison By Editor On Oct 28, 2020 Last updated Oct 28, 2020 37 Share It’s been 17 years since Antonio Lancaster was sent hundreds of miles from his District of Columbia home to federal prison for armed robbery. Locked away at 19, Lancaster lost his right to vote before he had ever used it. But this year, D.C. lawmakers passed a bill to allow people to vote while incarcerated, so Lancaster will get to do what few else in his Kansas prison can. He said the other men in his facility are jealous. 37 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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