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> As soon as we label these people criminals, we just don't care what happens to them. Probably because felons don't have the right to vote. So no politician
by nashashmi 12y ago
> As soon as we label these people criminals, we just don't care what happens to them.
Probably because felons don't have the right to vote. So no politician or anyone else cares much.
- maxerickson 12y agoIt's highly variable: http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2014/08/do-convicted-felons-have-voting-rights.html http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2014/08/do-convicted-felons... In most states, voting rights are restored upon completion of the sentence. In Maine and Vermont, prisoners have the right to vote. Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia make the loss of the vote permanent.
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