Lashay Dr. Gahan Rhetoric 351 12/6/13 Revised Paper There needs to be a change in the criminal justice system. Convicted felons who are charged with any drug felony should not be put into jail or prison because it doesn’t help solve the problem. Rudy Haapanen states‚ “It is now generally agreed that the criminal justice system fails to rehabilitate offenders‚ to make them less likely to commit criminal acts as a result of treatment or training; that the system fails to deter potential offenders
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2014 Should Ex-Felon’s be allowed to Vote? POLS 301 Spring 2014 Brief Summary An estimated 5.85 million people (as of 2010) with a felony conviction are barred from voting in elections which is a condition known as disenfranchisement. Each state has its own laws on disenfranchisement. While Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison‚ nine other states permanently restrict certain felons from voting. Proponents of felon re-enfranchisement say that felons who have paid
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The idea of ex-felons not being able to vote during an election period is nothing sort of absurd and preposterous. Civilians are incarcerated for various crimes and for the most part it’s because of violent crimes that they’ve committed. So laws that prevent ex-felons from owning guns and leaving the country makes sense because as a collective society‚ we wouldn’t want ex-felons to own any dangerous arms or leave the country to escape the laws of America that prevent them from committing violent
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Convicted Felons Should Not Be Allowed to Vote This essay discusses my reflection on whether or not felons should have the right to vote. A felon is defined as a person who has been convicted of a felony‚ which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. A felony is a serious crime usually punishable by imprisonment or death. Convicted felons should not be allowed to vote. Many Americans were not allowed to vote these past elections. It wasn’t because they didn’t pay taxes
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issue in voter representation; under the current law a convicted felon is not allowed to vote. If a significant number of citizens from a certain demographic are unable to vote‚ that weakens their ability to create change‚ or be accommodated via legislation. If I was to propose a policy that integrated ex-felons back into the voting population it would have minimal limitations and provisions‚ because I believe that just because you are a convicted criminal‚ does not mean you have a less valuable voice
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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
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to vote? So far states like Vermont and Maine grant ex-felons the right to vote‚ but states like Florida and Alabama do not allow ex-felons to vote. When released from prison‚ life for ex-felons isn’t always easy because of what they have gone through and will are seen differently to society. Majority of the United States did not have ex felons
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taken away? The government should allow ex-felons to vote. Today I will remind you of both sides surrounding voting‚ persuade you to support democrats and provide ways to get your voice heard. This rule has been a controversy with many polls because over 5.85 million citizens are not allowed to vote due to disenfranchisement. This could determine our current leaders in charge by their votes that they do not get the chance to use. With this over 38% of the felons being African Americans‚ more than 2
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Convicted Felons Rights As a teen‚ you let the pressures of your peers get to you. You started hanging with the wrong crowd and let the petty crimes pile up on your record. The next thing you know‚ you’re in prison with your first felony. You’ve learned your lesson many years later and prove it by getting a stable job‚ staying out of trouble‚ and living by the law. You’re treated like a regular citizen until you march into the local elementary school on voting day to find out your privilege has
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Wade Myers Moore English Comp. II 19 April 2013 Why Felons Should Be Able to Vote Disenfranchised felons should be reintegrated into society and recover their right to vote. Disenfranchisement is the harshest civil sanction imposed by a democratic society. Some of the problems involved with disenfranchisement include racism‚ inaccurate polls‚ and the massive amount of people affected. If the voice of the entire population does not include all sources and agendas‚ the polls will not be accurate
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