Convicted Felons Research Paper
Roughly, about thirty percent of the US adult population is a convicted felon. Forty-eight of fifty states restrict these criminals' voting rights; that is the equivalent to millions of unheard voices. Even though many say that offenders should not be trusted with political matters, they are still human beings and they deserve their unalienable rights. They are human beings, regardless of the crime they have committed and like everyone else, they deserve to improve their lifestyle. For this reason, and many others, the US government should remove voting restrictions on convicted felons.
As we all know, every vote counts. If we do not remove these voting restraints, at least twenty million people will not have the right to vote for who will …show more content…
Perhaps they should not be trusted, but then why were they released from jail? Why are they allowed to live a conventional life? Why are we giving them a second opportunity to become a part of the community if they are not given the same rights as everyone else? Yes, most of them cannot be trusted however, they were released from prison in order to provide a second opportunity to a traditional life. If they were not, in fact, trustworthy they would still be in jail, serving their punishment time. They are outlaws and they have committed serious crimes but that does not mean that they will forever be a threat to the general public. It is possible that during their correctional time they have pondered and questioned their lifestyle, and came to the conclusion that they should change their fate for themselves. It is also possible that the crime they engaged in was the single mistake they have created in their entire life; the only stain in their history. It seems unfair that parents all over the world are given the opportunity to become an improved model figure for their children and that a delinquent didn’t have the option to be a full pledged citizen.
Most convicted felons are striped from their voting rights, along with others, and when their sentence is complete they either don’t regain their right or are not informed of their option to re-register
As we all know, every vote counts. If we do not remove these voting restraints, at least twenty million people will not have the right to vote for who will …show more content…
Perhaps they should not be trusted, but then why were they released from jail? Why are they allowed to live a conventional life? Why are we giving them a second opportunity to become a part of the community if they are not given the same rights as everyone else? Yes, most of them cannot be trusted however, they were released from prison in order to provide a second opportunity to a traditional life. If they were not, in fact, trustworthy they would still be in jail, serving their punishment time. They are outlaws and they have committed serious crimes but that does not mean that they will forever be a threat to the general public. It is possible that during their correctional time they have pondered and questioned their lifestyle, and came to the conclusion that they should change their fate for themselves. It is also possible that the crime they engaged in was the single mistake they have created in their entire life; the only stain in their history. It seems unfair that parents all over the world are given the opportunity to become an improved model figure for their children and that a delinquent didn’t have the option to be a full pledged citizen.
Most convicted felons are striped from their voting rights, along with others, and when their sentence is complete they either don’t regain their right or are not informed of their option to re-register