Here's a somewhat worthwhile glimpse at the Missouri crusade to restore an essential element of citizenship and remove one more punitive aspect of incarceration amid continued push back against the so-called prison industrial complex . . . Checkit:
More Than 60,000 Missourians On Probation Or Parole Can't Vote - Some Want To Lift The Ban
Brandon Reid remembers watching Barack Obama win the presidential election from his living room couch in 2008. Most of his friends had gone to the polls that day to vote in what became a historic election. But Reid, who was in and out of prison because of drugs, couldn't vote.
NO!
ReplyDeleteFelons should not be allowed to vote while in the corrections system. They should lose voting rights until they have completed their sentences.
ReplyDeleteCry me a river!
ReplyDeleteA person convicted of any felon should lose the right to vote for 20 years.
ReplyDeleteThey also shouldn't be allowed to access any state aid programs either for 5 years after the end of a sentence or probation.
ReplyDeleteThey thought it was okay to do the crime then let them do the time.
Some people don't have representation in Jefferson City to protest allowing Felons to vote. Once it was a Representative who couldn't keep his pants zipped. Now, a Senator is missing.
ReplyDeleteI can see restoring voting privilidges, once the punishment has been enforced. Not probation or parole,
ReplyDeleteNot just prison time.