America: the land of the abusive prison colony

[RainDog]

14. Yes. It also deprives people of their voting rights

many states don't allow convicted felons to vote.

Since law enforcement in this nation has demonstrated a racial bias for a looong time - this means kicking African-Americans off voter rolls for things like possession, in some states. If you look at the distribution of the law regarding felony charges for marijuana, it's just one more way to suppress votes.



here's a link to felon voting laws in various states - http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=286

to permanently deny someone the right to vote after they have served time indicates a pov that there is no limit to how long someone may be punished for a crime...i.e. rehabilitation isn't part of the mindset.