> If murderers should be disenfranchised then why not jaywalkers? Presumably they are, if they're incarcerated. I don't see why the crime of the person should

> If murderers should be disenfranchised then why not jaywalkers? Presumably they are, if they're incarcerated. I don't see why the crime of the person should matter. What do people think they're going to vote for, a rape and murder party? Being incarcerated is the punishment; denying the vote is just cheap populism, being seen to be 'tough on crime', with the added benefit (for politicians) that if prisoners have no vote there's no incentive to treat them humanely.