De Facto Disenfranchisement: Closing the Gap between Eligibility and Turnout in Local Jails
August 25, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of legally eligible voters sit in local jails on any given day, yet logistical hurdles and bureaucratic confusion routinely deny them their right to vote in practice. Innovations and community-led efforts across the country are demonstrating that the lack of ballot access in jails is not an inevitability, but a solvable problem.
