Allowed To Vote
Criminals Should Be Allowed to Vote
The United States has had a history of disenfranchising criminals. (Nunn, 2005) This disenfranchisement can be seen in state laws that prohibit criminals from exercising their right to vote. However, this is not a new concept because denying criminals to vote can be traced to as early as ancient Rome. In Renaissance Europe, the justice system there has even a term they used as “civil death”. This means putting an end to a criminal’s capacity to exercise his right to vote. (Nunn, 2005) Since laws prohibit criminal offenders to vote, the disenfranchisment is not part of the sentencing given out by the judge. This is a collateral consequence of the conviction. When a person is convicted of a crime that is punishable
The United States has had a history of disenfranchising criminals. (Nunn, 2005) This disenfranchisement can be seen in state laws that prohibit criminals from exercising their right to vote. However, this is not a new concept because denying criminals to vote can be traced to as early as ancient Rome. In Renaissance Europe, the justice system there has even a term they used as “civil death”. This means putting an end to a criminal’s capacity to exercise his right to vote. (Nunn, 2005) Since laws prohibit criminal offenders to vote, the disenfranchisment is not part of the sentencing given out by the judge. This is a collateral consequence of the conviction. When a person is convicted of a crime that is punishable