Very Few Jail Inmates Voted in Last Election

Friday, June 25th, 2021 -- 9:09 AM

(WRN, Terry Bell) A new study says very few Wisconsin’s jail inmates voted in the last election.

About half of the 13-thousand people in jail in Wisconsin are eligible to vote, but a new study says just 50 of them did in the last election. The League of Women Voters cites a report by the group All Voting is Local.

The report says that while sheriffs and jailers have improved access to voting, there’s more than can be done. Wisconsin law says anyone who is behind bars and has not been convicted of a felony can vote. Many people in jail are waiting for trial, and have not been convicted yet.

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