Prisoner Voting

Prisoner Voting

In 2013 Howard League Scotland campaigned to highlight the issue of prisoner voting rights in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. We sought to persuade MSPs to consider extend voting rights to some short term prisoners, who we believe are most acutely affected by arbitrary disenfranchisement in the face of a blanket ban. We also recently submitted evidence to the Joint Committee considering legislation on prisoner voting in the Westminster Parliament.