Meet Crystal Mason, the Black Texas Mother Facing 5+ Years in Prison for Voting in the 2016 Election
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- democracynow.org - We look at the shocking case of a Texas woman sentenced to five years in prison for illegally voting, who could now have even more time added to her sentence. Crystal Mason cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election despite having a past felony conviction for tax fraud that prevented her from voting. In March, she was convicted of illegal voting; she says she did not know that she was barred from casting a ballot in Texas due to her criminal record. Her supporters argue her conviction was racially biased, and point to the case of Terri Lynn Rote, a white woman in Iowa who was convicted of the same crime after she tried to vote for President Trump-twice. Rote was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $750. Crystal Mason joins us along with her attorney, Kim Cole. Mason has a federal court hearing in Fort Worth, Texas, tomorrow, and if she loses the hearing, she will be heading to prison. We also speak with Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project, about how policies restricting the voting rights of convicted felons disenfranchise more than 6 million people.
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Brian Prichard, the vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, voted illegally NINE times, and he was just given a fine. I didn’t hear anyone clamoring to throw him in prison…
I think the judges and prosecutors who sentenced her should be themselves sentenced.
The appellate court overturned the case and she didn't have to serve time. The algorithm brought this to me 3/31/2024. I'm thankful this nightmare is over for this woman, now rebuilding her life again
Great news! I hope she can recover what she had gained.
! I'll definitely be praying for her and her Family!!!
I bet you if she voted for Trump, then Ms. Mason would be given a pass!!!
Absolutely ridiculous! Such injustice. I am sorry you are facing this.
This is insane! We have a Criminal so called President that is calling a real Criminal a good guy. That he’s no threat to society, Now how is this woman a threat to society? This is what our tax dollars are going to. This is unbelievable and sickening. Yes, they don’t want minority’s to vote in Texas. I live here and the Justice system is all about going after minority’s. Absolutely a case of unjust punishment just don’t count the vote and move on. Ridiculous. If she were white and I’d be willing to bet nothing would have happened. I’d also be willing to bet there were white people that tried to vote or did the same thing in Fort Worth and not a damn thing happened.
This is a waste of tax money, this is a complete injustice and people need to stand up and tell these crooked judges and DA’s enough is enough. This makes me sick!
Once you served your time, you should be allowed to vote again. And even if you think that somebody should not, this is too much. Especially since she didn't even knew that she broke the law. And I know that ignorance of the law protects you from being punished for breaking it, but it should play a role in deciding how to punish somebody for it. So, not only is this crime something that should not be a crime, she didn't even knew that she was breaking the law, hence they should leave it be and simply give her a flick on the wrist. A fine and if she can't pay that, community service, nothing more. Any time served in prison for this is too much.
True, I agree. Once you serve time you paid your dues. Why does anyone who served their sentence have to branded over and over again. What is it about beating people's sense of dignity to the pulp? It's a cynical way of corrective strategies. Peace! Love! Hope! Unity! Forgiveness!
But she haven't yet served her time. She was still serving her previous 5-year sentence for tax fraud. She was on supervised release. (A tiny little detail they just forgot to mention by accident in this non-biased inteview.)
@@kyjo72682 Why is this overlooked? Also, why is nobody talking about Rosa Ortega? Oh yeah, she got 8 years for voting republican, but I thought they only did this to democrats? I can not follow the bullshit from the left. There is too much circular logic.
she voted while on probation, that's the problem
@@saltycorpsman5696 Rosa Ortega was not a US Citizen, thus making it illegal to vote.
I bet if she had voted republican she would not be headed to prison!
Or would only have 1/3rd of the sentence.
@Joshua Brown because she is going to jail for 5 years
Theresa Hopkins Thanks T for cluing this dummy in.
Joseph Allen 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you funny Joe 😂😂😂😂😂
The Rethuglikkkan that actually committed fraud got a slap on the wrist. But then, it is the party of fraud.
#lostelection
I had no idea that any state allowed people w/ criminal records to vote and she still got 5 years ? Free Crystal Mason ✊
This is terrible! PLEASE EVERYONE SHARE THIS VID! WE HAVE TO HELP HER! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!
Disgusting punishment!
That is so outrageous! It is her RIGHT to vote. This administration is out of control.
Actually, it isn't her right to vote. Did you even look into this case?
God have mercy on this poor woman. She is in deep suffering for something she was not aware of. Lord help her.
Religious comments are mind numbing.
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This is a waste of taxpayers money. She shouldn't go to prison for this especially since her vote did not count ultimately, and the election site staff gave her notice that it wouldn't if there were any issues.
Ms. Mason final statement is one I can agree 💯 and 👍 to DN for giving her an opportunity to speak out publicly.
In Sweden the voter has to be on an " electoral roll " for the area where I can vote, and that´s it! If you are not on it you can not vote. In Sweden this thing can not happen. I read about this case with Mason. When she found out that she was not in the register, they said that she could use a " provisional ballot ", but first she had to fill in an "Affidavit " on where she claimed that she had the right to vote. Looking on that form it says clearly that if she was a fellon and was on probation she could not vote! Mason says she missed that because she was doing the form together with someone working there, which St John the judge did not believe she had not seen. St John conceded though that a five year sentence that Mason got on the 30 of March was way to much. Mason have other things on her criminal records before and this thing together with earlier things led to this. On the 31st of Aug 2018 she got ten months in jail and 2 year and 2 months probation. Mason must have been unaware of the danger of signing the Affidavit and casting a vote!? I think, its hard to believe she did not see the warning on the Affidavit that a fellon and a person on probation were not allowed to vote. Anyway..why have this system of voting? use an electoral roll, like in Sweden, and this can not happen at all.
This is voting intimidation, nothing less.
I read about this in the Guardian. it's heartbreaking.
How is it Intimidation? She's a Felon on probation, felons are not allowed to vote.
In Texas _ex fellons CAN vote_ but she was not YET eligible to vote (under supervision, so a technicality). She did not know that, took the advice of the ballot worker, filled out the provisional cast. So her defense that she was not AWARE she was not eligible is quite plausible given that the general knowledge (of non lawyers) is: in Texas you can vote when you served your time.
And she got the MAXIMUM time. As opposed to a woman that voted TWICE for Trump got 2 years on probation and a fine. Which in her case was lucky because she cannot claim, she didn't know what she was doing.
5 years prison cost A LOT, it of course will severely impact her life, and what with children or dependent elderly relatives. If non prison punishment is possible (or you can give them a pass for being mistaken) and the person is obviously not a DANGER to society - why lock them up.
Does that judge have connctions to the for profit prison industry ?
Now, if probatition officiers would be remind ttheir clients to be careful with voting (there is a time when they do not yet have that right again) THAT would be a reasonable line of action.
This is obviously a technicality so it would not change the outcome of the election (She may have been well eligible to vote next time).
texas does have harsh laws, they don't mess around
And that is democracy for you folks, its sickening to say the least.
This is not democarcy. Tbe USA is a corpocracy
Every time I hear about what is happening in the USA I feel sick. Something at the heart of your country is putrid
siobhan Liminsa - Much of it is "fake news"... don't believe everything you read or hear. ~ As for the lady in this story... I don't think race has anything to do with it... but in my opinion, she should be sentenced to community service and probation... not a draconian sentence of 5 years... that's ridiculous.
This country was founded on genocide and built on slavery. What do you expect?
siobhan Liminsa
Imagine how those of us living here feel. People are okay with sewing their own demise as long as they can have their guns. That’s how ignorant our country is due to cuts in education funding.
Hazzycakes
It’s true. The worst part is that it’s by design. Around the same time that ideology started becoming more important to people than economic policy, the Koch Family started the Federalist Society, an organization that recruits conservative law students and grooms them for government positions like Congress & the Supreme Court in order to create & impact policy decisions. Every conservative justice on the Supreme Court is a member, and it’s because the Federalist Society drafts the list of candidates that Republican presidents choose their nominees from. When people say the game is rigged, most have no idea how true that statement is.
Too many Republican thinking people in the USA with absolutely no empathy for their fellow man. Those who think they are better than smarter than more moral than the next person. Judgemental prejudice abounds amongst them. They are literally psychopaths and they have all the power. And do everything in their power to ensure it will never got better for those they despise for no reason other than their race sexual orientation or plan enforced poverty.
This is obscene. The ballot was provisional, the point of which is to give the elections staff a chance to verify that it's a valid vote, and simply scrap it if it is not.
How come it's legal in some states and not in others
Because of the way the nation's government is structured in levels of jurisdiction between federal, state, county/parish, and municipal government levels with the states being the building blocks of the nation, which is why the nation is named United States, the states retain some independence while at the same time cooperating to form a federal national government.
Because for some states, it's more important to be able to pick and choose who they can strip rights away from than it is to give people equal opportunities to participate in our rights as citizens.
Justice Prevailed!
You guys do a great job. Wish you had a bigger audience.
It's because this channel is propaganda, and most people are to smart for it.
The only one who failed here is the state.
Amy Goodman was incorrect to state that this case is similar as the Rote case. Rotes case is intentional, she voted then traveled to another precinct to vote. Here, she was uninformed by her case manager since Texas gives right to vote to those that has felony. So this goes down to the Texas system inadequacies not hers. But Texas judicial system is a known bias system so there's that.
I sort of agree. If she was given bad advice, then I can understand. However, the document that she was given explicitly stated that a person in her situation could not vote. She signed it and voted anyway. I'd like to see if you put down on the affidavit that she was under supervision. Jail time is stupid, but she did break the law, which violated her terms of release. Her case is nothing like the Rote case, but not in her favor. The Rote case happens all the time. Like that lady who admitted to voting for Obama 7 times in one election.
Blessed is Our Eternal Creator!!
She is correct-the justice system has failed this woman.
May she avoid imprisonment and merit to launch a proper counter suit to compensate her for experiencing this degredation of her rehabilitating herself back within the greater community- which is not doing so great if something like this can occur!!!
Simply unbelievable
My heart aches for her.
voting crimes should be charged federally
If they did this to my mom, the judge and the prosecutor would be looking over their shoulder the entire time.
I sure hope Jesse Jackson, n Al Sharpton are out of their Comfort Zone! THIS IS HOG-WASH !
Who? What do they do?
Treasonous republicans need to spend the rest of their lives in prison so they can sympathize with others before they die.
They’d only learn empathy if they were to walk a mile in other’s shoes.
@Joseph Allen Liberals? What about the rest of us? Dems, libs, sane Repubs and everyone else outside of a cult of hillbillies.
many lies. trump economy is lies, US Debt ballooning $21.75Trillion+ (18months) much worse than Obama economy. Prepare for a large crash soon!
Then we will see what happens. I'm well trained, so are my friends. We like democracy, equal rights, freedom, not fascism, throwing colored people out, and theocracy.
America is against you, you are a minority, you will learn to respect the constitution or die trying to break it.
We don't need you in a democracy, you are allowed freedom to be piece of shit racist fascists only up to the point you threaten democracy and the constitution. Once you are breaking it, I have licence and orders in writing to treat you like a nazi in ww2. I will put you down, with the aid of the overwhelming majority of the country, Nato, and all our allies, training and resources. Have fun.
Others? LIke you are either a Republican or a felon? I like how the lawyer implied that all minorities are felons. Very telling.
Too bad you had to cut her off because of your time restraints ... /-:
It says on the provisional ballot that she couldn't vote if she was still on supervised release, which she was.
She said if there was a sign up on the wall she wouldn't have voted! There was a whole section on the ballot itself!
No, she wasn't convicted of the same crime as the woman in Iowa. One woman had priors and one did not!
so sorry all these troubles.
This is outrageous! This is so wrong to treat her this way! If she is not IN jail she should be ok to vote. Why is it that if you serve your time you should have your voting rights stripped from you permanently? No! This needs to change!
In my country it would be a crime for her not to vote
Her lawyer should’ve explained it to her. But ofc bring the race card
This is so wrong. I remember her case and others. The people of color have definitely been treated differently for voting mistakenly versus the white people who voted deliberately extra times for tfg. It angers me to no end to see this prejudice in the system, in the people who were supposed to trust to uphold the law, not use it to persecute.
I hope she doesn't go to jail, and that she wins her appeal. Godspeed 💜✊
The provisional ballot gives her the warning
I feel that she should have gotten probation . judges not like they use to be fair and without prejudice they need to free her .that they could do.
So she filled out the form which states in short "Yes by voting I affirm that I am not restricted by law to vote, or I have been pardoned". Plus she claims she pays taxes, which Tax Evasion is why she went to Prison. She did not finish her sentence, she had to report to a probation officer, which comes down to asking what she should and should not do before heading out into the world. Or and she owes the Federal government 4.2 million in restitution. And she's somehow not at fault?
Justice is served, reversing that Justice would be an inJustice. No Affirmative Action will work nor be invoked here. Serve your Criminal time & suck it up & maybe go on a diet...while in prison.
This is institutional racism. that's Texas justice.
So the jury all on the guilty side?! The criminal should be whoever accepted her form and at least she should confess all those people being her accomplice to help her succeed!
Her attorney should brush up on communication skills.
This is ridiculous
Need a massive immediate boycott of all things texas till this womans conviction is reversed
Yes!
A woman who claims that 'since she pays taxes' (who, not so coincidentally went to jail for evading
paying multi-millions of dollars worth of federal taxes on behalf the clients of her's and her husband's
fraudulent income tax service business), and who couldn't be bothered to read the bold-faced typed
warning to current and former felons right at the top of the election ballot which clearly stated that she must complete ALL of her sentence relating to the crimes that she committed, including probation, who now attempts to submit a therefore illegal election ballot, wants to blame the system and claim "voter
suppression"? Oh PLEASE.... :-(
So is this woman going to Jail.
@Rico Williams damn
It's federal court. As long as they don't get the judge that she saw earlier then there's a chance plus there's appeals. However, the Fed prosecutor has to make sure they have all the elements of law sewn up. It looks like they don't, on elements of law of course. But in this judicial system?! Well, you never know.
@@gannibalof21st I think if that courthouse got surrounded that sways a judge. But I doubt anyone can get masses to do it. If only Alex Jones was not busy, and left wing. He would surround that courthouse and megaphone it.
"Ignorance of the Law is no excuse"
Therefore if a citizen is serious about remaining within the Law in his/her daily life that same citizen must know by 'heart' the thousands of Laws, by-laws and statutes which are in effect and which relate to their current activity at all times, whether it is simply crossing the street or entering into a Contract or they run the very real risk of being labelled a criminal by the state and 'paying' the price. Still think your Free???
Ah! Someone who understands law and the responsibilities of citizens. Thanks for this comment.
She should still be allowed to vote….
A racially motivated procedure by wicked people. Let's hope the nonsensical conviction is quashed so Crystal can relax and enjoy life.
WHAAAT
This woman break the law..put her ass in jail..
They should throw the book at people who break the voting law
We, the people need to hear the truth! Well done, Crystal! Welcome to the world of Republicans Justice system!
Rosa Ortega... 8 years SMH. This is unjust.
She needs to go back to jail
stupid is not an excuse
@Clayton Eatmon wow no one said anything about race
@Clayton Eatmon can you prove that or is it just your opinion ?
@Clayton Eatmon social media is no proof mainstream media is no proof, she belongs in jail that is the law if there are other they too belong in jail
@Clayton Eatmon thank you for a great conversation, peace and respect
Welcome to TX. Abbott has taken US back to the dark ages.
All I can say, besides how sick our system is that this woman could go to jail for this, is that everyone to remember this phrase: Jury Nullification. Read about it and know that you can help strike down sentences like this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification
Where can I join the Crystal Mason fan club.
PURE FASCISM !!!
Update?!? What happened?
Land of the free
She's been acquitted, ya'll
This woman is a liar...
Straight up.
Teas Justice in action.
This is some sick ass shit...racist system...there's a special place in hell for all involved if she's goes to jail.
I love how everything now-a-days is predicated on racial biasness, and not on facts; for starters, the opening argument compared Crystal Mason from Texas with Terri Rote from Iowa. The commentator stated both women were involved with illegal voting, but Terri Rote received probation; whereas, Crystal Mason is facing a prison sentence. Honestly, the first thing I noticed was the state that the women reside in; unfortunately, voting regulation is state regulated, and each state has their own penal code. Basically, it's not based on race, but criminal code and geography, huh.
Wtf is wrong with those people?
law enforcement and judge just bad people.
It is each American citizen's responsibility to know the law, or to learn the law if they don't already know, and to then follow the law. She was on supervised release after having broken the law. It's not unreasonable to expect that she ask about or do some research on whether she's allowed to vote. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse for breaking it. The law isn't on a case-by-case basis; laws are laws, period. For everyone hating on those who uphold the law, your anger is misdirected. If you don't like the law, change the law. It is not the fault of law enforcement that these laws exist in the first place. Before you say that they're evil or whatever for upholding such "unjust" laws, you'd hate to see what kind of country this would be without law enforcement, I guarantee. Law enforcement keeps order in society and promotes a baseline level of pleasant existence for all. Learn your rights under the Constitution. The very First Amendment affords you the right "...to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” and that's just the beginning. Use the Constitution in your favor to spark the change you desire, and take some responsibility as a Citizen of the U.S.
Republicans keep getting caught for voting twice or when when they have not been reinstated. Jail time for Black men and women. Probation for White Republicans. Save the phony law and order preaching.
Da American status quo will change in about a couple decades! Shit like dis will flip on our actual oppressors AND IT WILL BE GLORIOUS!
Why isn't this on ABC and NBC? I suppose if it was a different person of a different nationality it would be all over the place but sadly racism is alive and well and that really really really sucks....
Excellent question
You really want to wake up the sheeples?
Notice the framing of the title. What does her Blackness and motherhood have to do with this? I agree that prison time for something like this is excessive but it's clear DN trying to make this case a thing about racism and sexism.
...................AM
This is why some black people don’t vote
People have waived their inalienable rights to a corporate form of government, your birth certificate "Not record of live birth" but birth certificate and Social Security Card should have you asking the right questions. Get a blacks law dictionary 4th Edition preferably and look up the terms certificate and person!
Only because she voted for the Best president we ever had.president. TRUMP
Interesting 🤔 news.
@michaelavenatti
@rachelmaddow
This is BS😡
Its BS that a felon on probabtion who comitted tax fraud is being charged while illegally voting while on probation for tax fraud... yea okay.
Attorney Kim Cole doesn't seem present to this interview at all.
Your not a pee civil war citizen, rather you are under the Dread Scott v Sandford Supreme Court Case decision of 1856. The 13th amendment and 14th Amendment reconstruction policy makes this clear. Political status is the issue here
While I have great empathy for Black struggles, I am poignantly aware of the lack of air/face time for our Native brothers and sisters who live lives of desperation confined to reservations and the grinding poverty there. I wish DN! would consider having regular content that brings our Native brothers and sisters to the table. For far too long, Native peoples have been marginalized with media black-outs. I believe their voices should be heard, too. Please stop ignoring our Native peoples. Their lives matter, also. When John McCain became governor of Arizona, one of the very first things he did was to close all of the Bureau of Indian Affairs offices. These offices were responsible for distributing government cheese, lard, and flour. Arizona is a desert state. Temperatures can start at 120 degrees at six o'clock in the morning. Indians are confined to their reservations and whatever conditions are there. The government cheese, lard, and flour form critical staples in the diet (frybread) of these people. To my knowledge, NO ONE has done anything to see to it that the Indians in Arizona have replacement foods for what John McCain took away from them. Another reservation that is in dire straights is Pine Ridge. About two years ago, Red Rover; a humane society for animals, had to go onto Pine Ridge and remove all of the domestic animals because the poverty there is so great that the Indians were eating their own pets. I wrote Obama incessantly about the Indians. He gave lip-service to helping them but all I ever saw was a few pictures from photo-ops he used to give the appearance of doing something concrete. I don't believe anything was ever done; I don't know; there's never any reporting on things like this. Please help. Indian lives matter, too.
Gotta put Black and Mother in their to get those guilt points, especially since she new she was committing voter fraud if she took it seriously and read the paper she was given
This case is good for Human Rights Court -wopps -I forgot
America can't accept Afro-Americans AND HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS ARE FOR NON AMERICANS.:(
PLEASE follow up on this story DN!. This is a story that needs to go viral. Please share on social media. Help stop Crystal going to prison for trying to vote!
Praying for you and your family. God is in control not man.
So nobody is in control?
Ah I get it, blame the state of Texas and Republicans fault
But the people who stormed the capital and instigated storming the capital will probably pay a small fine and get time served or get nothing at all.
What about the people who burned down every coty this past summer? This idot felon blantantly broke the law.
I can't answer the question because I don't know what "coty" and "idot" means.
@@jessiemcfarland3666 here... I'm not typing fast a phone this time...What about the people who burned down every city this past summer? This idiot felon blatantly broke the law.
That better smart ass?
@@Illadelsyde "I'm not typing fast a phone this time"? What does that mean?
Lawyer is a waffler when is the end of a prison sentence a new start?
The affidavit she filled out to vote clearly stated she needed to finish her entire probation before voting. Her and her lawyer merely blaming people is not an excuse to voter fraud. Does she even pay taxes like she claims after having served time for tax fraud? She got exactly what she deserved
You knew the rules, you CHOSE to break the rules, but you feel they shouldn't apply to you! Tough crap, take what you EARNED!!!
No one can claim ignorance of the law. If you break the law, you face the consequences. It's called law and order.
Silver Bear 6:16
Thanks for the feedback.
If you are a felon, you know you are not supposed to vote. All felons are informed of these limitations. She should have checked before she voted. These laws are stupid to begin with, I know. I think felons should be able to vote. But we all have to fallow stupid laws until we fix them. I think the efforts of the lawyer and this woman are misdirected. If the law reads a certain way, then that is the way it is to be upheld. If it is not upheld properly then you appeal it. This isn't an issue of race, it's an issue of bad laws. The even compare her case in Texas to a case in Iowa. this is comparing apples to oranges.
(Added later): This case is really screwy. I'm reading more and more about it and there seems to be some major miscommunication. The sentence is too extreme in my opinion. I think under the circumstances this should have been a probation sentence at the least. But because she was already on supervision, the sentencing has to go further.
The laws are misleading for her situation, but she would still be claiming ignorance. Should the probation officer have informed her? Yes. Is the state supposed to inform every citizen of every law? No. It really is a difficult case. I think this case should have been dropped considering everything I've read and heard.
Nothing to add, just wanted to say you made good points. Thanks for the response.
Gotta know what the rules are.
Especially after you break them.
# straight facts
Oh stop. Texas allows criminals to vote. Why wouldn't every district in Texas do so?
Kim Cole needs to use way less or none shiny lipgloss on her lips. They don't look good at all. OMG!!
That's your problem? A black woman lawyer with a Juris Doctor degree. Can't wear high gross lip stick. What cave in Europe did you claw out of?
It's not professional. But the lawyer is great otherwise!
huntingtonparkway
honestly is not unprofessional. It is just the wrong type lipstick/gloss for the camera.
I found her explanations not good in the beginning, it took too long to come to the point. Pussyfooting aournd the justice system and the red establishment in that county. - I wanted to know about the specifics of the case first. For instance the information that fellons CAN VOTE IN TEXAS was a crucial. It makes the defense - she honestly didn't know that she wasn't eligible to vote YET - plausible.
Then comes the second information, that there is some prejudice going on.
And yes she needs to know that the lipstick is distracting. It is part of the professional representation, likely it looks better live, but not on camera. - hope she is better rhetorically in court. (Not to take away from your accomplishments but being smart regarding the law is not enough, it must translate into the communication)
I think that she wasn't counting on bright lights. But I think the first thing she needs to work on is the shifty looks from side to side.
Attorney should be charged for the lip gloss.
Ignorance is no excuse for the law lip gloss.
Well after she does her 5 years maybe she will learn the law while in prison so she can learn the law for her voting in the future.