Prisoners Denied Right to Vote by Paul Wright By Paul Wright In the May, 1994, issue of PLN we ran an article, "Giving Cons and Ex-Cons The Right to Vote" which outlined a litigation strategy to obtain just such a right. Nine New York state prisoners at the Green Haven …

Giving Cons and Ex-Cons the Vote by Andrew Shapiro By Andrew Shapiro During Congress's annual open season on criminals, few lawmakers are eager to defend the rights of the accused, let alone the convicted. So it was particularly refreshing this year to see a proposal in an alternative crime bill …