Criminal Disenfranchisement Law

Members of Congress Join National Effort to Restore Voting Rights to Millions of Americans

Erika Wood | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Erika Wood

Four million Americans with past criminal convictions are out of prison and living in the community -- working, paying taxes and raising families. 35 states continue to disenfranchise people who are not in prison, often for decades and sometimes for life.