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Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Kenyan Prisoners Allowed to Vote in Constitutional Referendum by When Kenya was torn apart by bloody civil strife following contested national elections in December 2007, it was not apparent that the political chaos could lead to the reform of prisoners’ voting rights. Yet that is exactly what happened. To end …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Prisoners of the Census in New York: Democracy on the March! by Eric Lotke New York is the most recent state to pass new rules about how people in prison are counted in the U.S. Census. The law (A11597/S8415), passed by the New York Senate on August 3, 2010, provides …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Democratic Chairman’s Rhetoric Supports Restoration of Voting Rights, but Actions Speak Louder than Words by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Restoration of voting rights for former prisoners is a key issue for many members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), because ex-felons are disproportionately minorities and according to conventional …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Florida’s Civil Rights Restoration Process Insufficiently Funded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter With Florida continuing to face budget shortfalls due to the economic crisis, Governor Charlie Crist is looking for ways to slash government spending. However, his efforts are drawing fire from those who question cutting the budget …
Article • December 15, 2009
Filed under: Organizing, Voting, Mandamus
Disenfranchisement Permitted By 14th Amendment Not Limited To Felonies At Common Law by The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution permits states to deny felons and prisoners the right to vote, regardless of whether their offenses were felony offenses at common law, the Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate …
Article • December 15, 2009
Washington State Community Custody Term Must Be Served in Community by Division Two of the Washington State Court of Appeals has held that a sex offender who served an excessive sentence is not entitled to credit for the illegal time served toward his community custody term. Cliff Alan Jones pled …
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Filed under: Voting, News, State Legislation
Washington States Passes New Law for Automatic Restoration of Voting Rights by Eric Nygren Governor Christine Gregoire has signed into law a bill that reforms Washington’s convoluted system for restoring voting rights. The measure will restore the right to vote automatically to citizens who have come out of the criminal …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Prisoners Used for 2008 Voter Registration, Election Campaigning by Last year, prisoners participating in a work release program were hired by Choices Group, a contractor, to register voters in Nevada. Residents of the Casa Grande Transitional Housing Facility in Las Vegas were used to canvass neighborhoods and sign up voters …
Article • May 15, 2009
Filed under: Organizing, Voting, Mandamus
14th Amendment Does not Limit Disenfranchisement to Only Felonies by California’s First District Court of Appeals has denied a petition that sought a mandate stating disenfranchisement is limited to only felonies at common law. The petition was based on section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, …
Article • April 15, 2009
Florida Legislature Proposes Automatic Restoration of Felons’ Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “I believe in personal redemption, that people can learn from their mistakes, and that people who take those lessons to heart and apply them to their lives deserve a second chance," proclaims Florida Governor …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Felony Disenfranchisement Reforms Restore Voting Rights to 760,000 by Mark Wilson Felony Disenfranchisement Reforms Restore Voting Rights to 760,000 by Mark Wilson Since 1997, 19 states have eased felony disenfranchisement laws and policies, resulting in the restoration of voting rights to at least 760,000 people, according to The Sentencing Project …
Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Reverend Sues, Wins Right to Register Alabama Prisoners to Vote by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Alabama Dept. of Corrections (ADOC) has agreed to let Reverend Kenneth Glasgow enter state prisons to register prisoners to vote. The settlement agreement came after the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed …
Article • January 15, 2009 • from PLN January, 2009
115,000 Florida Ex-Felons Have Civil Rights Restored Under New Rules by Changes to Florida’s rules for restoration of civil rights were made in April 2007; since that time, 115,232 former felons have had their rights to vote, serve on juries, run for office, and obtain various business licenses restored. That …
Article • December 15, 2008
Filed under: Organizing, Voting, Elections
Many Iowans Mistakenly Identified as Felons, Purged From Voter Lists by A large number of voters in Iowa were mistakenly purged from the voter rolls due to a faulty state-promulgated list that showed they were felons. Rick Brown, 47, of Madrid, a postal worker, was a typical case. Brown never …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Alabama Felon Disenfranchisement Limited by The Alabama Supreme Court has voided a Jefferson County Circuit Court’s order that prohibited the state from disenfranchising former prisoners until every felony involving the element of moral turpitude had been catalogued by the state legislature. The ruling resulted from an appeal filed by the …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Washington State: No Restoration of Felon Voting Rights Until Fines and Restitution are Paid by On July 26, 2007, a majority of the Washington State Supreme Court held that pursuant to state law, felons must first pay all court-imposed fines and restitution before their voting rights are restored. A strong …
Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008
Filed under: Voting, Sentencing, Parole
Florida's Parole Commission Slows Restoration of Felons' Civil Rights by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In April 2007, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and his Cabinet made it easier for some felons to regain their civil rights, including their right to vote. The new rules automatically restore rights to non-violent …
Article • January 15, 2008 • from PLN January, 2008
Filed under: Organizing, Voting
Some Australian Prisoners Entitled to Vote by The High Court of Australia has held that a 2006 law prohibiting prisoners serving a sentence of less than three years from voting was invalid under the Commonwealth Constitution. The special action before The High Court challenged the Commonwealth Electoral Act amendment of …
Article • December 15, 2007 • from PLN December, 2007
Wisconsin Felon Convicted of Voter Fraud for Voting by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for voter fraud. During the 2004 election cycle, Kimberly Prude was serving a term of supervised release for a forgery conviction in Wisconsin. Under Wisconsin law, Prude …
Article • November 15, 2007
TOWARD A MORE ELABORATE TYPOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES: LIBERALIZING CRIMINAL DISENFRANCHISEMENT LAWS AND POLICIES by 33 New Eng. J. on Crim. & Civ. Confinement 283 TOWARD A MORE ELABORATE TYPOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES: LIBERALIZING CRIMINAL DISENFRANCHISEMENT LAWS AND POLICIES [FN1] © Avi Brisman [FNa1] Copyright © 2007 by New England …
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