Regaining the Vote: An Assessment of Activity Relating to Felon Disenfranchisement Laws

View/Download

Regaining the Vote: An Assessment of Activity Relating to Felon Disenfranchisement Laws

Downloaded 41 times since 12/04/2006.

Author(s)

• Allard, Patricia
• Mauer, Marc

Source(s)

• The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC)

Sponsor(s)

• Open Society Institute - New York. Center on Crime, Communities, and Culture (New York, NY)
• John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago, I

Details

Published 2000. 12 pages.

Related Topics

• Constitutional legal issues (Justice System)
• Research (Statistics &Research)
• Rights of inmates (Offender Management)
• Rights of inmates (Offender Services)
• Rights of offenders (Offender Management)
• Rights of offenders (Offender Services)

Related Documents

• The author expresses his opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Wilson v. Seiter. The judgement of "deliberate indifference" will not ...
  :: View Details
  A Wholly False Sense of Security: Wilson v. Seiter and Jail Litigation
• Findings of violations and recommended remedial procedures in regards to federal constitutional rights of prisoners are presented. The following ...
  :: View Details
  Re: McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units, Newport, Arkansas
• "Held: Because the facts supporting petitioner's exceptional sentence [increased by the judge from the maximum sentence of 53 months to a statutorily ...
  :: View Details
  Blakely v. Washington Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Washington
• In this case before the U.S. Supreme Court, a prisoner had contended that his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 were ...
  :: View Details
  Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et Al., Petitioners v. Ronald R. Yeskey: On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [Syllabus and Opinion of the Court]
• Using a case law perspective, this 16-hour course provides an understanding of inmates rights and responsibilities. Contents include: historical ...
  :: View Details
  Inmate Rights and Privileges [Lesson Plan]
• A syllabus for the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion on McKune v. Lile is provided. This case involved the refusal of an inmate to participate in the ...
  :: View Details
  McKune v. Lile
• The court affirmed the district court's granting of summary judgment dismissal. The plaintiff argued that the use of female prison guards for tier ...
  :: View Details
  Billy Sinclair, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus Richard Stalder, et. al., Defendants-Appellees
• Disenfranchisement laws affect a growing population. An estimated 1 in 50 adults has currently or permanently lost their ability to vote. This ...
  :: View Details
  Regaining the Vote: An Assessment of Activity Relating to Felon Disenfranchisement Laws
• Legal information critical for pro se (propria persona) litigants is presented. The following topics are addressed: overview of inmates' rights; ...
  :: View Details
  Protecting Your Health &Safety: A Litigation Guide for Inmates
• Issues surrounding the unprecedented and disproportionate increase in the numbers of incarcerated African Americans are discussed. Sections ...
  :: View Details
  Schools and Prisons: Fifty Years After: Brown v. Board of Education