Felony Disenfranchisement

The Right to Vote for All

Anthony Papa | Posted 02.07.2012

Anthony Papa

Millions of people convicted of felonies will be barred from voting in the upcoming presidential election. This is a mind-boggling number of people who will be disenfranchised.

Dan Froomkin

How Do You Disenfranchise 1 In 8 Black Men?

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

State laws that ban convicted felons from voting are having the unintentional (or is it intentional?) effect of disenfranchising one in eight African-...