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Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Disenfranchisement
Barring people from the polls because of criminal convictions
- Most people in jail can vote, but eligibility varies by state (Created: 2020)
- Disenfranchisement info graphic (Created: 2012)
- States that disenfranchise people in prison, 2008 (Created: 2008)
- States that disenfranchise formerly incarcerated persons, 2008 (Created: 2008)
- States that disenfranchise people on parole, 2008 (Created: 2008)
- States that disenfranchise people on probation, 2008 (Created: 2008)
- Disenfranchisenment of Black voting age population, 2000 (Created: 2005)
- Disenfranchisenment of voting age population, 2000 (Created: 2005)
- States that disenfranchise all citizens on probation (Created: 2005)
- States that disenfranchise all citizens on parole (Created: 2005)
- States that disenfranchise all citizens with felony convictions, for life (Created: 2005)
- Percent of Massachusetts adults barred from voting, by race (Created: 2004)
- States that disenfranchise formerly incarcerated persons (Created: 2004)
- States that disenfranchise all citizens in prison (Created: 2004)
