When people in prison cannot vote, influence policy, or hold elected officials accountable, things like inhumane prison conditions, problematic judges, and “tough-on-crime” policies persist more easily.

This project is the work of young Chicago organizers, creatives, academics, and most importantly, those directly impacted by our harmful systems of incarceration and exclusion.

Join Chicago Votes for an in-person Give A Sh*t Happy Hour featuring "Silenced: An Unlock Civics Documentary" on Thursday, October 7th at 6pm. In addition to a showing of the documentary, the happy hour will feature light refreshments, letters and art from currently incarcerated people on the importance of SB828, Voting in Prison, and a panel featuring directly impacted individuals.

Silenced: An Unlock Civics Documentary is a story of the democracy that has been created in the United States, that silences millions of people who have been or are currently disenfranchised through incarceration. When people in prison cannot vote, influence policy, or hold elected officials accountable, things like inhumane prison conditions, problematic judges, and “tough-on-crime” policies persist more easily. This project is the work of young Chicago organizers, creatives, academics, and most importantly, those directly impacted by our harmful systems of incarceration and exclusion.