CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Voting Rights Could Improve Conditions, Reduce Violence in NY Prisons
William Fowler |
‘Without voting rights, prisoners nationwide are waging nonviolent direct action to fight for better conditions.’
DOCCS
William Fowler is a resident of New York City and an advocate for expanding voting rights. He works for a New York City agency, but the views expressed here are his own.
‘Without voting rights, prisoners nationwide are waging nonviolent direct action to fight for better conditions.’
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