Ekstra Bladet - Københavnerne elsker metroen

Ekstra Bladet - Københavnerne elsker metroen

Politics and People's Lives

Politics and People's Lives

Politics and People's Lives

Voting Rights and Ex-Prisoners

By: Chuck Colson|Published: January 20, 2012 8:03 AM

Rating: 5.00

Topics: Colson_Links, Crime & Justice, Politics & Government, Restorative Justice

"Long after they are released from prison, long after they have “paid their debt to society,” ex-prisoners continue to pay the price for their crimes. As highlighted recently in an excellent article in the New York Times by Alfred Blumstein and Kiminori Nakamura, ex-offenders struggle to find employment, can be barred from public housing, and even be denied grants for tuition.

And many are denied the right to vote, sometimes for life. That topic was pulled into the national spotlight last week during the heat of the presidential campaign.

A Political Action Committee supporting Mitt Romney blasted Rick Santorum because Santorum voted in the senate to restore the voting rights of ex-prisoners. The issue resurfaced in the South Carolina debate, with a heated exchange between the candidates."

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