Florida ex-inmates deserve more than right to vote

Individuals leaving incarceration and returning home deserve much more than the right to vote. They need the opportunities to enable them to successfully rejoin society.

We can implement proven solutions and offer help to those newly released. We need to start with better preparation within prison prior to release, including better job training. We also need to fund post-release mental health and substance-abuse counseling and help identifying suitable housing. We need to listen to the experts like Dr. Pettus-Davis and start treating these issues with knowledge-based solutions and stop ignoring the existing results that negatively impact us all.