The Cook County Jail, with more than 5,500 inmates and detainees, is one of the largest such facilities in the nation. It is one of several lockups where voting rights advocates have worked with ...

Criminal justice and election officials, along with voting rights advocates, are working across the United States to expand voting among jail detainees ...

Advocates say detainees face a "de facto disenfranchisement" due to mistakes over eligibility and difficulties in registering or voting.

It is one of several lockups where voting rights advocates have worked with local election and jail officials to offer voting for those held there.

Voting rights effort targets those held in jails across US March 25, 2023 at 10:12 p.m. by GARY FIELDS and MICHAEL TARM / Associated Press ...

A recent federal survey showed that 70% of people held in jails across the country had not been convicted and retain their voting rights.

It is one of several lockups where voting rights advocates have worked with local election and jail officials to offer voting for those held there.

It is one of several lockups where voting rights advocates have worked with local election and jail officials to offer voting for those held there.

Criminal justice and election officials, along with voting rights advocates, are working across the United States to expand voting among jail detainees.