DeKalb sheriff’s office helps inmates in voting

The DeKalb sheriff’s office this week helped 376 jail inmates request absentee ballots and registered an additional 441 inmates so they can vote in the upcoming general election, Sheriff Thomas Brown said Friday.

“It’s ironic that the jail sits directly across the street from the Voter Registration and Elections office on Memorial Drive while eligible inmates, some of whom can view the building from their jail cells, are unable to exercise the freedom for which so many people have fought and even sacrificed their lives,” Brown said.

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DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office meet with inmates at the DeKalb County Jail to help them register to vote.

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Inmates who have not yet been convicted of a felony may vote legally. Those with felony records also may vote if they have completed their prior sentences.