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New Sentencing Project report on reform of felony disenfranchisement laws

By Douglas A. Berman

Via e-mail I received today a notice about this new report from The Sentencing Project, as well as this summary description of its contents: Since 1997, 800,000 persons have regained the right to vote as a result of felony disenfranchisement reform in 23 states, according to Expanding the Vote: State Felony Disenfranchisement Reform 1997-2010. The report has found that: Nine states either repealed or amended lifetime disenfranchisement laws;  Three states expanded voting rights to persons under community supervision (probation and parole);  Eight states eased the restoration process for persons seeking to have their right to vote restored after completing sentence; and  Three states improved data and information sharing. State legislation and/or litigation efforts have impacted state disenfranchisement policies by way of amending current laws, easing restoration policies, and lifting bans on probationers or parolees...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 12, 2010 (boomark / email).