Fact-check: Sanders set off a firestorm over prisoners voting, but his facts are straight

Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd at a campaign rally in Concord, NH on March 10. Photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger
“In my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state’s history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote. That is true. So people in jail can vote.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders at a CNN town hall on April 22, 2019.In comments that flooded national headlines, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Monday night that he believes all prisoners &mda