February 1, 2021
Episode96
Restoring Felon Voting Rights with Desmond Meade
Our guest this week is Desmond Meade. When Desmond was sentenced on felony charges, he lost his right to vote. After completing his sentence, on the other side of addiction and the recipient of a law degree, Desmond was the driving force behind Amendment 4, a constitutional amendment which restored voting rights to those in Florida who served their sentences and were back in society. He joined Alyssa Milano to discuss his successes and the current state of voter reinfranchisement in Florida.
Listen:
Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| The Case For Letting Convicted Felons Vote - Newsy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjrpIi4zVec |
| Desmond Meade On Restoring Voting Rights w/ Felony Convictions in Florida + The Challenges Ahead - Hot 97 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2FgQ7X3Se8 |
| Florida Votes To Restore Voting Rights For Felons | MSNBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnS0y-3d87M |
| Florida Gov. Desantis signs felon voting bill, ACLU sues state - WKRG | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNzTQ9Cf4qc |
| Billionaire Mike Bloomberg Has Raised Millions To Help Florida Felons Vote - CBS Miami | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq2_W0z_feU |
| Inequality in schools | |
| How US schools punish Black kids | 2020 Election - VOX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJ37ri-Saw |
| Teens in Adult Courts | |
| Florida: Teens in Adult Justice System - Human Rights Watch | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsOWPKzoaUM |
| Police Raid Wrong House | |
| Video Shows Officers Pointing Guns At Kids In Wrong Raid; Police Change Search Warrant Policy - CBS Chicago | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqSjkQIhjEQ |
| Group Therapy in Prison | |
| Group Therapy Behind Bars (Excerpt from ‘New Hampshire’s Prison Detox’) - VICE News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1JoTGUFHTM |
| Risk of relapse | |
| Group Therapy Behind Bars (Excerpt from ‘New Hampshire’s Prison Detox’) - VICE News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1JoTGUFHTM |
| People Want to Help Each Other | |
| Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKhMUZnLuw |
| Unity | |
| With Unity We Can Do Great Things: Biden Urges Americans To Unite In Inauguration Address | NBC News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjkBVT2A_rc |
| Involving Voters Post Conviction | |
| Florida Votes To Restore Voting Rights For Felons | MSNBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnS0y-3d87M |
| Legal Experience of Losing Voting Rights | |
| Do the Crime, Do the Time…and Lose Your Vote? - Above the Noise | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPjfudNawfk |
| Republicans Blocking Amendment 4 | |
| FL GOP, Gov DeSantis Trample Amendment 4 & Make It Unbelievably Harder For Returned Citizens To Vote - Roland S. Martin | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8xLUBXF3Vc |
| Voter Turnout | |
| What influences American voter turnout? | Oxford Handbooks Online 55:30 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlFkyGmTSiw |
| Outro | |
| The Case For Letting Convicted Felons Vote - Newsy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjrpIi4zVec |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
