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David Ayala: "I consider myself a product of the school to prison pipeline."

David Ayala: "I consider myself a product of the school to prison pipeline."

After spending 21 years in the criminal justice system from the age of 12, he credits his wife and God to turning his life around.

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(In photos) Florida felons seeking to have their voting rights restored.

(In photos) Florida felons seeking to have their voting rights restored.

A Florida ballot amendment in November could restore voting rights to an estimated 1.4 million released felons, including at least 180,000 Hispanics. Univision interviewed half a dozen Hispanic felons who each spent more than a decade in jail but have since led exemplary lives.

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Bryan Russi: "The root of the problem is you have to change the mindset"

Bryan Russi: "The root of the problem is you have to change the mindset"

A millionaire drug dealer by 20, he realized in prison that "this is not who I am." Today he is a successful real estate agent. Now he wants his voting rights back.

Hace 8 años
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Ángel Sánchez: "Who I am hasn't changed, what changed is my environment and the things I value."

Ángel Sánchez: "Who I am hasn't changed, what changed is my environment and the things I value."

From a 'super predator' in the 1990s to a top scholar in 2018, it is hard to imagine a more deserving case for Amendment Four. Ángel Sánchez is lucky to be alive after running with a street gang in his teens. Now he makes his professors proud.

Hace 8 años
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Debt paid? Former Florida felons seek restoration of right to vote

Debt paid? Former Florida felons seek restoration of right to vote

A Florida ballot amendment in November could restore voting rights to an estimated 1.4 million released felons, including at least 180,000 Hispanics, potentially altering the political balance in the nation’s largest swing state. Meet some of the felons who have turned their lives around and say they have paid their debt to society.

Hace 8 años
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Caridad Galan: "I paid my time and I’m still paying."

Caridad Galan: "I paid my time and I’m still paying."

After serving her sentence she had a hard time finding work and believes Amendment Four is needed as part of a wider overhaul of the system to give greater consideration to rehabilitation.

Hace 8 años
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Yraida Guanipa: "I strongly believe she can be a force for good out of prison, just as she is in prison.”

Yraida Guanipa: "I strongly believe she can be a force for good out of prison, just as she is in prison.”

This Venezuelan-born mother of two continues to battle her drug conspiracy conviction, while supporting others adjusting to life out of prison and suing the State of Florida to restore voting rights for convicted felons.

Hace 8 años
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