Data Source: Sentencing Project, Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States, April 2005 and New York Times June 18, 2005. (Map: Peter Wagner, 2005)
July 9, 2026: Join the Prison Policy Initiative, Latino Justice, and the MacArthur Justice Center for a powerful webinar focused on the parole board process and the case for the presumption of release. It will begin with a firsthand account from Frank Silva and his interview for freedom followed by Clinical Professor of Law Heidi Rummel and the legality of “presumption of release,” and how California’s framework has shifted the
burden of proof.