Texas Woman Gets Half A Decade in Prison For Unlawful Voting

Nevertheless, Mason states that she was unaware that she could not vote:

“I was happy enough to come home and see my daughter graduate. My son is about to graduate. Why would I jeopardize that? Not to vote. … I didn’t even want to go vote.”

Her preceding statement ultimately did not sway Judge Gonzalez who issued the five-year jail sentence. Mason’s attorney, J. Warren St. John slammed the Judge’s ruling, claiming that his client voted “in good faith.”

“I find it amazing that the government feels she made this up. She was never told that she couldn’t vote, and she voted in good faith. Why would she risk going back to prison for something that is not going to change her life?”

What Do Americans Think of Mason’s Sentence?

Crystal Mason’s story is trending across in the press and on social media. Many Americans have weighed in with their thoughts, slamming Judge Gonzalez’s sentence as unfair and excessive. However, other individuals questioned Mason’s alleged ignorance of the fact that she could not legally vote while on probation.