Graduate Research Assistant Ava Peters Champions Voting Rights for Incarcerated Populations

Ava Peters, a graduate research assistant at the UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center, recently authored an op-ed in the Citizen Times advocating for the extension of voting rights to incarcerated individuals. In her article, Ava makes a compelling case for how including these populations in the democratic process can create a more equitable and representative democracy. Her work sheds light on an often-overlooked issue in voting rights advocacy.

Read the full op-ed here.