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Voice of the Experienced (VOTE)

Baton Rouge, LA
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Mission

VOTE is a grassroots organization founded and run by formerly incarcerated people (FIP), our families and our allies. We are dedicated to restoring the full human and civil rights of those most impacted by the criminal (in)justice system. Together we have the experiences, expertise and power to improve public safety in New Orleans and beyond without relying on mass incarceration. ​Through civic engagement and policy reform, we increasingly mobilize a strong group of leaders to transform the movement for the elimination of the carceral state.

Voice of the Experienced (VOTE)
251 Florida Street, Suite 201
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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We know that building local, state and national people power is essential to ​the work that we do. We do this at the local level primarily through our New Orleans VOTE chapter. At the chapter's monthly member meetings, formerly incarcerated people and allies gather to share their stories, discuss ideas for policy reform, and create agendas for bringing those reforms to light.