Senator tries to improve prison voting as inmates across Canada cast their ballots

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A Black woman with glasses in her curly hair stands in front of a large castle-like building with high walls and guard towers.

Twenty-three years after prisoners won the right to vote, Sen. Bernadette Clement visited nine correctional facilities in order to prepare a report about the challenges that still exist for elections held inside.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/prison-jail-inmates-vote-in-federal-election-senator-clement-1.7511569?cmp=rss

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