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The Sentencing Project Publishes Report on Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
The Sentencing Project has released a new report that documents significant reform of felony disenfranchisement laws in the United States in recent years. The report, Legislative Changes on Felony Disenfranchisement, 1996-2003, finds that eight states have removed barriers to voting for persons with felony convictions, seven of them for ex-felons. The study finds an estimated 471,000 persons are now eligible to vote in the most heavily impacted states.
