Ep. 321 - Can Americans Who Are Currently or Formerly Incarcerated Vote?

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Today on a special episode of The Breakdown, we are running an episode of another TNS produced podcast - America the Voiceless. Nikki Rojas and Maria Elena Perez dig into the roadblocks faced by Americans who navigate through the criminal justice system. Americans who have been incarcerated or are currently incarcerated often lose the right to vote and have difficulties regaining that right. We hear from Nicole Porter from The Sentencing Project, Dr. Jane Gubser from Cook County Jail and artist Natti from CunninLynguists. ---- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	David Mitchell, six comedians, one grueling contest of survival.
0:05.0	I thought it was quite a pleasant week.
0:07.0	Deadly weapons.
0:08.0	Do scissors count? There was a lot of arts and craft.
0:11.0	Death-defying stunts. If that's a reference to me
0:14.3	tripping over I've been assured by the producers they've cut it.
0:16.9	Dangerous obstacles. There are a lot more nettles than I would have liked.
0:20.3	It's survival of the funniest.
0:22.6	I see what we've done there.
0:23.6	David Mitchell's Outsiders.
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1:00.3	Hi this is Maria Elena Perez, and I'm the Associate Editor at The North Star.
1:06.8	To answer your question, yes, you are listening to the breakdown.
1:11.2	On today's episode, we're going to air the fourth episode of America the Voiceless, a new
1:15.8	podcast about the right to vote and the fight to vote, hosted by myself and the North Star
1:21.4	senior reporter, Nicky Rojas.
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