Politics & Government

Podcast: Desmond Meade On Prison, Politics And Preserving Democracy

The executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and the author of "Let My People Vote" joins the Beacon Podcast.

Desmond Meade joins the podcast this week to discuss his own history and the referendum he helped lead to restore voting rights for felons in Florida. He is the executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and the author of Let My People Vote.

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