From The Pew Charitable Trusts
When Clifton Gibson was released from prison in 2019, he still felt the same disconnection from society that he internalized for the 25 years of his incarceration.
Among the many challenges he faced: He wasn’t allowed to vote. At that time, California, like several other states, did not allow people on parole with felony convictions to cast a ballot.
That changed in November, when Golden State voters passed Proposition 17 and restored the voting rights of 50,000 Californians released from prison with felony convictions.
“There was this restoration of who I was as a whole human being,” said Gibson, who lives in Los Angeles. “To be able to have a value to offer my community, my family and me; to be able to stand up for things that I believe in; and to have a voice in the process of things that I believe in and are important to my community.” Continue reading >>>
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