...of disenfranchised populations, we take into account new U.S. Census data on voting eligible populations((The Voting Eligible Population is distinct from the Voting Age Population in that it excludes non-citizens....
...programs to guarantee voting access. Problems with voting in jail disproportionately impact communities of color since almost half (48%) of persons in jail nationally are African American or Latino. Other...
...S., & Pulido-Nava, A. (2020). Locked out 2020: Estimates of people denied voting rights due to a felony conviction. The Sentencing Project. https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/locked-out-2020-estimates-of-people-denied-voting-rights-due-to-a-felony-conviction/.)) Voting rights vary by state, which institute...
...Connecticut legislature to guarantee voting rights for persons completing their sentence regardless of their incarceration status. House Bill 5702 would repeal the prohibition on voting by incarcerated adults serving a...
In 2022, 4.6 million Americans were banned from voting due to a felony conviction. The Sentencing Project is committed to expanding voting rights in every state and works with state...
...provisions to restore voting rights to all people with a criminal conviction The United States maintains far greater restrictions on voting while in prison, and after incarceration, than any other...
...support voting while incarcerated. Click here to watch. Voting Rights Effective democracy requires universal voting access and guaranteed voting rights for all citizens. Laws that ban people with felony convictions...
...voting access, a felony conviction still can deny the franchise to people in almost every state. This webinar features directly impacted voting rights activists and others working to ensure that...
5.2 million Americans are forbidden to vote because of felony disenfranchisement, or laws restricting voting rights for those convicted of felony-level crimes. This publication has been updated. Click here for...
Georgia denies the vote to its citizens with a felony conviction at a rate that exceeds the national average–3.1% of the state’s voting age population versus 2.0% nationally. Georgia lawmakers...
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