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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by whakim on Thursday June 17, 2021 @02:55PM (#27543142)
Not only this, but in many cases felons permanently lose their right to vote, even after they serve their sentence.

Edit: I stand corrected, this is true in some states but not others.

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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by drdavid on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:32PM (#27543608)
You may want to see this:

https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/voter-restoration/...

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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by whakim on Thursday June 17, 2021 @03:47PM (#27543800)
I stand corrected. Thanks for this.
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Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin... by drdavid on Thursday June 17, 2021 @04:08PM (#27544005)
I used to think the same thing, until I read an article that made me look into it. The article I read was a local affair that pointed out that inmates are encouraged (in my state, Maine) to file absentee ballots in the town they lived in prior to incarceration.

There are just a couple of states that allow that, but I learned that quite a few jurisdictions restore rights after incarceration, after probation, etc...

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