Utah is a standout among red states for its voting laws allowing citizens who are convicted of felonies to vote after being ...

Former felony offenders most likely will face significant hurdles to a successful reentry to life outside of prison ... rights would favor Democrats and that voting should be reserved for those ...

One significant piece of election legislation signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday revolves around electoral ...

Why it matters: The tussle is largely partisan, with most Republicans opposing felons voting and Democrats — including those ... rights for citizens 18 and older, including felons still in prison.

The United States ... obliges prison authorities to encourage prisoners to assert their voting rights and to facilitate voting procedures. The only prisoners who may not vote are those convicted ...

As the matter stands right now, the jail is estimated to cost around $300 million, Commissioners Nelson Peters and Richard ...

The state already allows people held in county jails to register and vote, but people serving time in prisons do not have the same rights. Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) believes every American ...

Throughout Abron Arrington’s decades-long incarceration in Colorado, he often found himself in solitary confinement—not ...

Last year voting rights were restored to previous convicts as they are not currently serving a prison sentence. This month, ...

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul signed a slate of election laws into effect on Wednesday that open access to voting by mail to most ...

As the 2024 election draws near, voting rights ... that people will be held accountable for their actions,” said Cianti Stewart-Reid, the executive director of voting rights advocacy group ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a slate of election laws into effect on Wednesday that open access to voting by mail to most New ...