Kyra Hill

Kyra Hill started with Close Up as a Civic Fellow and is currently working as a Program Leader. She attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida where she studied criminology. Prior to working at Close Up, she conducted research on child literacy and its connection to criminality in adulthood and on food and housing insecurity among university students.

Posts by Kyra Hill:

Government & Elections

Why Voting Matters: How Laws and Systems Shape Our Elections and Affect Voters

October 30, 2024

The Importance of Our Right to Vote The 2020 election marked the highest voter turnout of the 21st century at 67 percent—the highest since 1900. In a country with a rich history of struggle and sacrifice for the right to vote, why do so many Americans remain disengaged? Despite the monumental battles for voting rights, […]

The 13th Amendment, Crime Legislation, and America’s High Incarceration Rate

May 08, 2024

Today, 25 percent of the world’s documented prison population is incarcerated in the United States. Despite America being the land of the free, there are more recorded prisoners here than in any other country: 2,068,800. So, how did the United States get here? Over the last 40 years, numerous factors have contributed to the dramatic […]

Current Issues Blog

Kyra Hill

Posts by Kyra Hill:

Why Voting Matters: How Laws and Systems Shape Our Elections and Affect Voters

The 13th Amendment, Crime Legislation, and America’s High Incarceration Rate