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Grassroots Ohio group empowers people with felony records to participate in democracy by voting 

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Fred B. Ward serves as state director of the grassroots organization Building Freedom Ohio. (Courtesy)
Fred B. Ward serves as state director of the grassroots organization Building Freedom Ohio. (Courtesy)

A community organizer in Ohio is helping formerly incarcerated people who feel powerless after leaving prison to feel powerful by engaging in democracy.

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Fred B. Ward about how his personal experience drives his work in a pivotal election year as state director of the grassroots organization Building Freedom Ohio.

This segment aired on January 17, 2024.

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