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New LDF report on the impact of felon disfranchisement laws

By Douglas A. Berman

I received via e-mail a press release from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund linking me to a new report on felon disenfranchisement.  Here is the start of the press release: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) released Free the Vote: Unlocking Democracy in the Cells and on the Streets, a report detailing the impact felon disfranchisement laws have on communities of color nationwide. "Securing the right to vote for the disfranchised-persons who have lost their voting rights as a result of a felony conviction-is widely recognized as the next phase of the voting rights movement," said John Payton, LDF Director-Counsel. Nationwide, more than 5.3 million Americans who have been convicted of a felony are denied access to the one fundamental right that is the foundation of all other rights...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).