In Tennessee, a Dwindling Group of People Can Vote While Still in Prison

In Tennessee, a Dwindling Group of People Can Vote While Still in Prison

Tennessee, where I’ve been incarcerated for the past three decades, is notorious for felony disenfranchisement. Nearly half a million people in Tennessee are denied the right to vote, more than in any other state except Florida. As you might have guessed, Tennessee does not restore voting rights automatically upon release from prison. But what’s not common knowledge is that there are a small number of currently incarcerated people here who are a…