Disenfranchisement News: 'Morally Inexcusable'
In this issue· International: Refusal to Listen to Court is 'Morally Inexcusable' » GO· Alabama: State Officials Still Confused » GO· Florida: 'The Problem is the Process' » GO·...
View ArticleThe Sentencing Project: Disenfranchisement News -- July 8, 2010
In this issue· International: Kenyan Prisoners to Vote in August; Disenfranchisement Addressed Across Borders » GO· Oklahoma: State Officials Still Confused » GO»» TAKE ACTION !»»...
View ArticleDisenfranchisement News: VA, NY Governors on Right Track
In this issueVirginia: Governor on Right Track » GONew York: Newly Eligible Voters Now Have Right to Registrations Forms, Information » GOMinnesota: Only One Way Around Voter Fraud » GOTennessee:...
View ArticleDisenfranchisement News: Date Set for Disenfranchisement Court Case
In this issue· Indiana: Former Town Councilman Sues for Voting Rights · Washington State: Date Set for Felon Disenfranchisement Case · National: 45 Years Later, Gains of...
View ArticleThe Drug War, Minorities and the Rust Belt
The Rust Belt is no stranger to America’s drug prohibition war. In her recent book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," former Stanford Law professor, civil rights...
View ArticleDid You Know? Felon Loss of Voting Rights, on Procon.org
Did you know that nearly 1 in 40 people in the US voting population are barred from voting due to criminal convictions? Read about it on felonvoting.procon.org, part of the ProCon.org family. Follow...
View ArticleDid You Know? International Comparison of Felon Voting Laws
[image:1 align:right]Did you know that the US is an exception in restricting voting rights of ex-felons after they complete their sentences? A 2003 study of 45 democracies (including those with...
View ArticleDid You Know? "Incarcerated Felon Population in the US by Type of Crime...
Did you know that drug cases accounted for nearly a quarter of all people incarcerated for felonies as of 2008, and more than half of all federal felony incarcerations? Read the details in...
View Article"The New Jim Crow" Author Michelle Alexander Talks Race and Drug War [FEATURE]
On Thursday, Michelle Alexander, author of the best-selling and galvanizing The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness sat down with poet/activist Asha Bandele of the Drug Policy...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Issue Easter Statement on War on Drugs, Mass Incarceration...
A broad coalition of Christian leaders have taken the occasion of the holiest day on the Christian calendar to release an Easter statement calling for the end of the war on drugs and mass...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- April 23, 2014
There's news on the marijuana legalization initiative front, decrim dies in New Hampshire, pot sentencing reform dies in Alabama, Illinois patients can keep their guns, drugged driving and reproductive...
View ArticleDid You Know Nearly Six Million Americans Are Denied Voting Rights Because of...
Did you know nearly six million Americans are denied voting rights because of felonies, as of 2010? Read the details on felonvoting.procon.org, part of the ProCon.org family.Follow Drug War Chronicle...
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ProCon.org: Felon Voting Laws By State
Did you know that ten states deny voting rights to some or all people with felony convictions, even after they've served their full sentences -- while two states let people in prison vote by absentee...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Three of Four MJ Inits Win, Mexico Legal MJ Bill, FL Felony...
Three out of four marijuana initiative pass, so does restoring the vote to ex-felons in Florida, but Ohio drug defelonization fails.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana Policy Michigan Becomes First Midwest...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Israel OKs MedMJ Exports, MA Gov Wants Opioid Pain Pill Tax,...
Massachusetts' governor wants a tax on prescription pain pills, Minnesota sees marijuana legalization bills filed, Israel becomes the third country to allow medical marijuana exports, and more.[image:1...
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