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Felonies disenfranchise 13 percent of black men in polls
A study finds 13 percent of adult black men cannot vote due to felony bans, equating to about 1.4 million voting age black men. It notes state laws vary from lifetime bans in nine states to full restoration after parole in 32 states, with Massachusetts voting on prisoner rights and Delaware loosening limits.
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Washington
Marc Mauer
Sentencing Project
Justice Department
Human Rights Watch
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
Utah
Civil Liberties Groups
Florida
Allen Beck
Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics
Curtis Gans
Nonpartisan Committee For the Study of
Beck
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Iowa
Kentucky
Nevada
New Mexico
Wyoming
United States
Ately
Delaware
Pennsylvania
David Bositis
Joint Center For Political and Economic Studies
Jesse Jackson