A Decade of Reform: Felony Disenfranchisement Policy in the United States
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Author(s)/Creator(s): Ryan S. King
Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Issue Areas: Government Reform; Human Rights and Civil Liberties; Prison Reform
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2006 by The Sentencing Project. Reproduction of this document in full or part in print or electronic format only by permission of The Sentencing Project.
File info: 25 pages; 357.2 KB file size
Findings published in "A Decade of Reform: Felony Disenfranchisement Policy" in the United States disclose that since 1997, sixteen states have implemented policy reforms that have reduced the restrictiveness of these laws, and more than 600,000 people in seven states have regained their voting rights.
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