Five years in prison for voting. That’s the time Crystal Mason will serve for unknowingly voting while on supervised release. In this episode we explore how felons do the time, but are second-class citizens on election day. Americans are comfortable with shutting out felons from democracy. Why?&nbsp;<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Episode 2 - Jailed for Voting

DEC 17, 201824 MIN
Shut Out

Episode 2 - Jailed for Voting

DEC 17, 201824 MIN

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Five years in prison for voting. That’s the time Crystal Mason will serve for unknowingly voting while on supervised release. In this episode we explore how felons do the time, but are second-class citizens on election day. Americans are comfortable with shutting out felons from democracy. Why?&nbsp;<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>