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"It's a major step for us in attempting to eliminate some of the many barriers that exist for New Yorkers with criminal convictions and to [help them] re-establish themselves in the community," [Glenn Martin] said in an interview with the AmNews.
According to a report issued last year by the Sentencing Project, a criminal justice policy research and advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., more than 1.4 million African-American men have lost the right to vote due to felony convictions. That's a rate nearly 10 times higher than that for all felons in the U.S.While 38 states, including the District of Columbia allow ex-felons to vote; three states impose lifetime bans for all ex-felons; 10 states regulate if and when ex-felons will regain voting privileges. Ironically, the states of Maine and Vermont, which have the lowest number of Black residents in the nation, are currently the only states that allow current and ex-felons to vote.See the full content of this document
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Ex-Felons May Soon Get Vote
In a measure spearheaded by a number of groups and individuals, including Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright and the Legal Action Center, the New York State Ass...
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