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Officials tout new program to help county inmates vote

by The AV Times Staff • February 24, 2020

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva casts his ballot Sunday, Feb. 23, after a press conference at the Century Regional Detention Facility for women to introduce the “We All Count” voting campaign. [Image via LASD]
LOS ANGELES – Many inmates housed in Los Angeles County jails are still eligible to vote and will be able to do so under a new program introduced Sunday by Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan.

The two officials held a press conference on Sunday, Feb. 23, to introduce the “We All Count” voting campaign, a pilot program at the Century Regional Detention Facility for women that allows eligible inmates housed there to register to vote and cast ballots inside the facility.

Personnel with the county’s population management bureau and education-based incarceration staff engaged qualifying women housed at the facility and determined who was interested in voting. Once eligibility was confirmed, the inmates attended a non-partisan civics course to gain a basic understanding of civic life, politics, government, and a brief history of how our nation and government were developed, officials said.

Election materials were provided and inmates who were not registered were assisted through the process.

In the past, participating inmates used the vote-by-mail process.

“I’m pleased to say that almost 2,200 inmates throughout all Los Angeles County housing facilities chose to participate in voting and were registered,” Villanueva said.

Eligibility for incarcerated persons to vote is determined by the following factors:

— 18 years of age or older,

— A citizen of the united states,

— Awaiting trial or on trial for any crime,

— In jail for a misdemeanor conviction,

— In jail on a probation violation,

— In jail on felony probation, or serving a county jail sentence under the California public safety realignment act, Assembly Bill 109.

The only time a person cannot vote while in county jail is if they are: awaiting transfer to a state or federal prison for a felony conviction, in jail for a parole violation, serving a state prison sentence under a contract with a county jail or currently deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court.

Details on the program are available at https://lasd.org/we-all-count-campaign.

Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Home, Los Angeles County, Politics

6 comments for "Officials tout new program to help county inmates vote"

  1. Newman says

    February 25, 2020 at 1:57 pm

    help them? Oh Jeez.

  2. Alexis says

    February 25, 2020 at 6:19 am

    Glad to see this happen! This isn’t a liberal issue!

  3. Mark says

    February 25, 2020 at 5:43 am

    If you are an illegal, homeless drug addict or an inmate currently servicing time in a county or state prison here in liberal lunatic land you have it made. Come on escrow,,,,, hurry up and close!!!!!!!!

    • Ron says

      February 25, 2020 at 8:32 am

      They also want to get rid of all the fines and bail. Pretty soon they will want felons to vote too. Following in New York footsteps will only lead to a disaster.

  4. Voter says

    February 24, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    The inmates can now vote for more freebies.

  5. Nunya says

    February 24, 2020 at 5:01 pm

    What a joke

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