Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington. Photo: Samuel Robinson.

The Michigan Department of State on Monday announced a program for returning citizens to get IDs and register to vote will extend to Wayne County.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson came to the county’s new jail near New Center to announce the partnership with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Monday at a press conference inside the Wayne County Justice Center on E. Ferry Street.

The program, which has registered 20,000 returning citizens since 2020, aims to ensure eligible released individuals obtain their state ID or driver’s license.

Wayne County is the latest community to partner with the department for its initiative to serve Michigan’s returning citizens.

In 2020, MDOS and MDOC

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