NORTON, PINGREE INTRODUCE BILL TO REQUIRE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS INFORMATION ON VOTING

Washington, July 21 -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide incarcerated individuals from jurisdictions that allow those individuals to vote, like the District of Columbia and Maine, information on how to register to vote and request absentee ballots.

"People in federal custody who are eligible to vote cannot exercise this fundamental right unless they're given information on how to cast a ballot," Norton said. "This bill would codify some past BOP practices on providing incarcerated individuals with information on voter registration and ins...