ALCU Alaska sheds light on voting rights for incarcerated people

Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau, Alaska in June 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
Many people incarcerated in Alaska can vote. Almost half, actually, are eligible, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska. And, for those who can, the deadline to apply for a by-mail ballot for the general election is fast approaching.
Meghan Barker, with ACLU Alaska, said there are a lot of misconceptions about whether or not people who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated can vote, and