Civic Engagement Behind Bars: Voting and Voice

ICPA2023 Presentation by Pamela Bailey (ICPA2023-PID178)

Author

Pamela Bailey

Co-Founder, More Than Our Crimes, United States

Pamela Bailey believes in harnessing the power of storytelling, particularly by the oppressed themselves, to change social stereotypes and prejudices. She began her career as a crime reporter for the Chicago Tribune. and today is director of communications for People Powered, a global nonprofit that promotes participatory democracy - practices such as citizens' assemblies that extend people's power to influence government decisions beyond elections. Pam also co-founded More Than Our Crimes, which advocates for Americans held in federal prison through a website, blog, documentary and other media. Co-founded with a man now serving his 24th year in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the network now includes nearly a thousand individuals behind bars.

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