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Citizenship through the eyes of those who have lost the right to vote

  • Written by Kimberly R. Kras, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies , University of Massachusetts Lowell

A fundamental right of U.S. citizenship is having your voice heard by voting to elect representatives. However, at least 6 million U.S. citizens cannot vote in the United States because they have been convicted of a felony.

Losing the right to vote is among numerous other consequences of being convicted of a crime. This so-called “civil...

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