Last year, Colorado lawmakers passed an unusual .
It directed every county in the state to set up in-person voting for incarcerated people in jails, many of whom are awaiting trial and haven鈥檛 been convicted of a crime.
The new law is the first of its kind in the nation. It's an effort to support voting rights for a population that is often considered out of sight, out of mind.
Alex Burness writes for Bolts, a publication that covers issues of criminal justice and elections. He told host Erin O鈥橳oole that while some cities like Denver have supported voting in jails, Colorado鈥檚 statewide initiative was groundbreaking: turnout in the state鈥檚 jails increased roughly by a factor of 10.
Read on voting in Colorado jails.
