LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The Washitaw Foothills Youth Media Arts & Literacy Collective, through its program Voter Registration, Education & Participation, helps raise awareness and educate communities that are often forgotten during voting registration periods.
One of those communities includes convicted felons.
“It’s one of my favorite programs we’ve done for the last 20 years,” Washitaw Foothills Youth Media Arts & Literacy Collective Co-Director Kwami Abdul-Bey said.
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Abdul-Bey says that many convicted felons who have served their time and corrected their actions are unaware that they can restore their voting rights.
“He was told when he was convicted by the judge that he no longer had the right to vote,” Abdul-Bey said.
While at the time of the conviction, this was true, there are under certain conditions that a felon can restore their rights.
As stated on the Arkansas Government Website , Arkansas law affords convicted felons the unique opportunity to have their voting rights restored under certain conditions.