Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy
by
Jeff Manza, Christopher Uggen
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2006
5.4 million Americans--1 in every 40 voting age adults-- are denied the right to participate in democratic elections because of a past or current felony conviction. In several American states, 1 in 4 black men cannot vote due to a felony conviction. In a country that prides itself on universal suffrage,...